ような
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ような
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
Kanji in this Word
様
14 strokes
Frequency: 493
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
Esq.
way
manner
situation
polite suffix
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヨウ
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
さま
さん
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