ようなもの

something like

→ よう

phrase Common #5,246

something like Used to compare something to another thing or describe it approximately. In some contexts, it can mean that something is practically or effectively the case.

JA: これは私の家のようなものです。

EN: This is something like my home.

もし電気がないと、私たちの暮らしがどのようなものになるか想像できますか。

Can you imagine what our lives would be like without electricity?

それとも、眠ってしまうようなものかな。

Or maybe something that puts you to sleep.

だから私が彼女を殺したようなもの

So, in a way, I’m the one who killed her.

— お嬢さん (2016)

ちょっと違うが同じようなものかな…

It's a little different, but I guess it's kind of the same...

— The Wind Rises (2013)