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Adverb (fukushi)
1. as if; as it were; as though​Usually written using kana alone, usu. as あたかものようだ, あたかものごとし, etc.
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • あたかも
  • びょうき病気
  • であった
  • か
  • の
  • ような
  • かお顔つき
  • を
  • していた
  • 。
He looked as if he had been ill.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. right then; just then; at that moment​Usually written using kana alone
Other forms
恰も 【あだかも】、宛も 【あたかも】、宛も 【あだかも】
Notes
宛も: Rarely-used kanji form. 宛も: Rarely-used kanji form.

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