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N1 Adverb

(あたか)as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Adverb

      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.
    2. Adverb

      2.

      right then, just then, at that moment

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    恰も 【あたかも】恰も 【あだかも】宛も 【あたかも】宛も 【あだかも】

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      (とき)あたかも午後(ごご)(さん)()、おやつの時間(じかん)である。

      It was as if the time was three in the afternoon, the time for snacks. {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}

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      あたかも季節(きせつ)(はる)爛漫(らんまん)、お花見(はなみ)をしましょう!

      As though the season is in full spring, let's go flower viewing! {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}

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      他人(たにん)体験(たいけん)した(はなし)(あたか)自分(じぶん)体験(たいけん)したように(かた)る。

      He speaks about other people's experiences as though he had experienced them himself. {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}

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      (まど)からピラミットが(のぞ)くこの光景(こうけい)は、(あたか)絵画(かいが)(おも)わせる。

      This scene of the pyramid peeking through the window is as though it were a painting. {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}

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      人生(じんせい)(あたか)(はる)(よる)(ゆめ)(ごと)しで、一瞬(いっしゅん)のうちに()()ってしまうものなのです。

      Life is as though a dream on a spring night, passing away in an instant. {as if, as it were, as though, right then, just then, at that moment}

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