auxiliary N4 common casualpolitewritten
のような — like
のような
Meaning
- like ~ / such as ~ — modifies a noun by likeness or by giving an example
Key sentence
彼女は天使のような笑顔をしている。
She has a smile like an angel's.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun, modifying a following noun (adverbial form: のように) | N + のような + N | 夢のような話 / 田中さんのような人 |
Variants
のように — The adverbial form — modifies a verb or adjective instead of a noun (鳥のように飛ぶ). みたいな — Casual-speech equivalent of のような.
Examples
夢のような時間を過ごした。
I spent a dreamlike time.
寿司や天ぷらのような和食が好きだ。
I like Japanese food such as sushi and tempura.
Easily confused with
See のような in real sentences
Jengo shows のような the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.