あたかも (アタカモ)
Atakamo · あたかも — as if, as it were, as though; right then, just then, at that moment
Other ways to say “as if” in Japanese →
あたかも in rōmaji: atakamo.
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| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
恰も
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| 読み (Reading) |
アタカモ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
副詞・*・*・*
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*
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
*
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
あたかも
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| 読み・基本形 |
アタカモ
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| 表記・基本形 |
あたかも
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| 見出し語の読み |
アタカモ
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Used in formal or literary contexts to draw an explicit comparison, often with 'no you ni', meaning 'just as' or 'as if'.
あたかも春のような陽気だ。
Atakamo haru no you na youki da.
The weather is as if it were spring.
彼はあたかも何もなかったかのように振る舞った。
Kare wa atakamo nanimo nakatta ka no you ni furumatta.
He behaved as if nothing had happened.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'marude', which is more colloquial and used in speech.
あたかも means “as if, as it were, as though; right then, just then, at that moment” — full definition & examples →