〜ような / 〜ように
JLPT N4:like / such as / as
Compares or gives examples: "like X", "such as X", "as X said".
How to form it
- Nouns take のような before a noun and のように before a verb or adjective: 彼のような人 (someone like him), 子供のように泣いた (cried like a child).
- Verbs take ような or ように directly: 言ったように (as I said).
- It can give an example of a kind of thing: 寿司のような日本料理 (Japanese food such as sushi).
Examples
彼のような人になりたい。
I want to be someone like him.
言ったように、明日は休みです。
As I said, tomorrow is a day off.
Notes
- The casual version is みたいな / みたいに: 彼みたいな人.
- For "seems", see 〜ようだ.
Common mistakes
- Using ように before a noun. Say 彼のような人, not 彼のように人.
Similar meaning
- 〜みたいだseems / looks like
The same comparisons in casual speech: みたいな, みたいに.
Same form, different meaning
- 〜ようにso that
ように after a verb can also mean "so that".