ごとく

See also: ことく, こどく, and ごどく

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
如く 若く

Adjective

ごとく • (gotoku) ^{←ごとく (gotoku)?}

1. (Classical Japanese or literary) conjunctive form of ごとし (gotoshi): like, as if

Derived terms

• 型(かた)の如(ごと)く (kata no gotoku)
• 彗星(すいせい)の如(ごと)く (suisei no gotoku)
• 怒涛(どとう)のごとく (dotō no gotoku)
• 案(あん)の如(ごと)く (an no gotoku)

 

See also

• 様(よう) (yō)

Further reading

• Japanese Language Stack Exchange - Usage of 如き, 如し, 如く

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ごとく – see the following entries.

【五徳】 [noun] (Confucianism) the five virtues [noun] trivet, stove grate

(This term, ごとく, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 悟得.)