Word details
ような
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ような.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
like; similar to
Examples
人生は旅のようなものだ。
Life is like a journey.
2
Colloquial; Abbreviation; Expressions; At sentence end; short for ような気がする
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
3
Colloquial; Abbreviation; Expressions; At sentence end; short for ような感じ（がする）
feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
様
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
14 strokesFrequency 493JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ヨウショウ
Kun
さまさん
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