しかり
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しかり
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.
Kanji in this Word
然
12 strokes
Frequency: 401
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
sort of thing
so
if so
in that case
well
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゼン
ネン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しか
しか.り
しか.し
さ
爾
14 strokes
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
you
thou
second person
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジ
ニ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
なんじ
しかり
その
のみ
おれ
しか
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ちか
み
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