| 如 | meaning | 'likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, eq' |
| onyomi | ジョ、ニョ | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 如 | にょ | tathata (the ultimate nature of all things) |
| 如く | ごとく | like, as if, the same as |
| 如し | ごとし | like, as if, the same as |
| 如実 | にょじつ | reality |
| 如月 | きさらぎ, じょげつ, きぬさらぎ | second month of the lunar calendar |
| 如来 | にょらい | Tathagata, perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities) |
| 如露亦如電 | にょろやくにょでん | like dew or lightning, gone in a flash |
| 晏如 | あんじょ | calm, tranquil |
| 欠如 | けつじょ | lack, privation, deficiency |
| 突如 | とつじょ | suddenly, all of a sudden |
| 薬師如来 | やくしにょらい | Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills) |
| 躍如 | やくじょ | vivid, lifelike, graphic |
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