likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

Radicals

Common words

• 欠如【けつじょ】
  lack, absence, shortage, deficiency, privation
• 如実【にょじつ】
  reality, actuality, actual conditions, true situation, faithful representation, vivid depiction, ultimate reality, absolute truth
• 突如【とつじょ】
  suddenly, all of a sudden, unexpectedly
• 如来【にょらい】
  Tathagata, perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
• 躍如【やくじょ】
  vivid, lifelike, graphic
• 薬師如来【やくしにょらい】
  Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
• 如月【きさらぎ】
  second month of the lunar calendar