Word details

しかり

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しかり.

Dictionary

Entry

然り爾りFreq #18382
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Interjection

yes; yea; aye; affirmative

2

Archaic; Irregular ru verb, plain form ends with -ri; Intransitive verb

to be so

Examples
恋は盲目。憎しみもまたしかり
Love is blind. Hatred is also blind.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

12 strokesFrequency 401JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ゼンネン

Kun

しかしか.りしか.し

you, thou, second person

14 strokesJLPT N1Grade 9

On

Kun

なんじしかりそののみおれしか

Nanori

ちか

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