Definition of 恰も (あたかも)

あた

恰も

あたかも

atakamo

adverb
1.
as if, as it were, as though(usually kana)(usu. as あたかものようだ, あたかものごとし, etc.)
2.
right then, just then, at that moment(usually kana)
Other readings:
あたかも《宛も》
あだかも《恰も》
あだかも《宛も》
Related Kanji
just as, as though, fortunately
address, just like, fortunately
Example sentences(showing 9 results)

He looked as if he had been ill

She looked as if she had seen a ghost

He talks as if he knew everything

He behaves as if he were a famous statesman

He talks as if he were rich

だいがく
大学
だい
時代
せい
世紀
まえ
こと
おも
思える
Looking back on our college days, it seems as if they were a century ago

As he stood there he might have been a fiend

They worked like so many ants

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity