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かくの如く (かくのごとく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

かくのごとく

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の

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く

Meanings

1

expression, adverb

thus; in this way; like this

usually written using kana alone

Literary or formal expression meaning 'in this manner' or 'like this'. Often used in written language or formal speech.

かくの如ごとく、問もん題だいは解かい決けつされた。
Thus, the problem was solved.

彼かれはかくの如ごとく語かたった。

He spoke in this way.

Written forms

かくの如ごとく
Kanji form is literary and somewhat archaic; the kana form is more common in modern usage.
斯かくの如ごとく
Full kanji form; rarely used outside of classical or highly formal contexts.

Kanji

如likeness, like, such as
斯this, thus, such

Similar words

このように
More common and neutral in modern Japanese; かくの如く is more literary and formal.
こう
Casual and widely used; かくの如く is a formal, set phrase.

Etymology

Combination of the classical adverb かく (thus) and the classical noun-modifying expression の如く (like, as). The phrase is a fixed literary expression.