N4 grammar
〜ような
youna
Like that kind of thing
Formationnoun + の + ような + noun
ような is ようだ turned round to describe the noun that follows, giving you a phrase like a dream or that sort of person. Its adverbial partner ように modifies verbs instead. Both are everywhere once you start noticing them.
Examples
〜ような is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.
あの人は化け物のような力持ちだ。
That man's monstrously strong.
その魚はさけのような味だった。
The fish tasted like salmon.
他の店のチキンはどれも似たようなもの。
Other restaurants serve chicken without anything that makes it stand out.
ミスプリントのないような本はほとんどない。
There are few books without misprints.
あなたは天使のような子だ。
You are an angel of a child.