あたかも
Atakamo
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 宛も
Also read: あだかも
恰も (Atakamo) is a Japanese adverb meaning “as if, as it were, as though, right then”.
Meanings
- adverbas if; as it were; as thoughusu. as あたかものようだ, あたかものごとし, etc.
- adverbright then; just then; at that moment
Examples
彼らはあたかも蟻のように働いた。
They worked like so many ants.
そこに立った彼はあたかも悪鬼のようだった。
As he stood there he might have been a fiend.
彼女はあたかも幽霊でも見たかのように見えた。
She looked as if she had seen a ghost.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).