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Grammar detail: 如し(ごとし), ごとく, ごとき

如し(ごとし), ごとく, ごとき  like; as if; as though
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ごと
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like; as if; as though etc.
こういん
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ごと

Time flies like an arrow.
This construction can appear in several forms - ことし, ごとく, ごとき are all interchangeable. Each form can be written using the kanji 如, although this is increasingly uncommon.
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Kanji used in this grammar

ジョ   ニョ    same   
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コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひか to shine, twinkle   
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イン   かげ shadow   かげ to darken, to get dark   
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シ   や arrow   
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