如き

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 如き – see the following entry.

[adjective] (Classical Japanese or literary) attributive of ごとし (gotoshi, “to be like”)

[adjective] Also fossilized in the phrase (noun)ごとき, which behaves as a noun: (dismissive) someone like (noun)

Alternative spelling
若き

(This term, 如き, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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