pre-noun adjectival
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) used to refer to something previously mentioned or implied; similar to こんな but more formal or literary.
We had not anticipated such a situation.
Such problems should be resolved promptly.
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 斯かる is rare and literary.
Rare kanji form; mainly encountered in older or formal writing.
Derived from classical Japanese 斯く (kaku, 'like this') + ある (aru, 'to be'), contracted to かかる. The kanji 斯 is an ateji used for its meaning.