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似る
にる
N4
ichidan verb
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
to resemble
2
to be similar
3
to look like
4
to be like
Example sentence
たいていの男の子は父親に似る。
Most boys take after their fathers.
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Kanji in this word
似
Becoming, Resemble, Counterfeit
7 strokes
More words with
似
類似
るいじ ·
analogous
N1
似顔
にがお ·
portrait
似顔絵
にがおえ ·
portrait
真似る
まねる ·
to mimic
N2
似通う
にかよう ·
to resemble closely
N1
Full entry on Jisho
似合う
にあう ·
to suit (a person)
N3
似合い
にあい ·
well-matched (esp. of a couple)
似せる
にせる ·
to copy
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