Structure
毎 + Time Expression + のように
Details
Register
Standard
About まい~のように
In a similar way to のように, まい~のように states that something is happening 'in the manner/way of (A)'. まい means 'every' (coming from the kanji 毎), and will always be followed by (A). (A) being a word that expresses some kind of measurement (usually time).
まい~のように is often translated as 'almost every (A)', 'nearly every (A)', or 'on an (A) basis'.
Because よう (from the kanji 様) usually expresses the 'manner' in which something is existing/happening, this phrase literally highlights that something occurs 'in the manner of every (A)', and is therefore up to the interpretation of the listener as to whether the speaker means 'every', or 'almost every'.
Caution
Although みたいに and のように are regularly interchangeable, that is not the case with まい~のように. This is because みたいだ is originally an abbreviation of the more formal phrase を見たような, and therefore can sound unnatural when used to describe things that cannot be seen, like time.
Synonyms
Examples
--:--
Get more example sentences!
Premium users get access to 12 example sentences on all Grammar Points.
ともきさんは仕事前に毎日のように釣りに行った。
Tomoki-san went fishing almost every day before work.
仕事を終わったときは毎晩のようにジムに行く。
I go to the gym nearly every night when I finish work.
彼女は彼に出会う前は、毎日のように高校をサボっていた。
Before she met him, she used to skip school almost every day.
彼はその後、故郷に 毎月のように帰った。
After that, he returned to his hometown almost every month.
日本では 毎年のように少なくとも1回は地震が起こる。
There is at least 1 earthquake in Japan nearly every year.
Self-Study Sentences
Study your own way!
Add sentences and study them alongside Bunpro sentences.
Online
All uses of ように listed and explained
BriefJapanese
Offline
Tobira
Page 90
Track Resources!
Bunpro tracks all of the resources you’ve visited, and offers relevant bookmarks of physical books to help with offline tracking.