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Kanji for As one is
The kanji for “as one is” is 如, read jo and written in 6 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
as one is
“Just as it is”; being true to yourself.
6 strokes On reading ジョ、ニョ (jo, nyo) Kun reading ごとし (gotoshi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: likeness, like, such as, as if, better
Readings used for names on Nazuke: jo, yuki
In Japan it appears in about 130 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 如: Giorgio 恕瑠如 · Joshua 如朱明 · Djoni 如仁 · Joann 如杏 · Jonny 如仁 · Biagio 美朝如 · Joanne 如杏 · Johnie 如仁 · Johnny 如仁 · Joaquim 如瑛夢 · Johnnie 如仁 · Johnson 如尊
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