Onyomi: ジ · Kunyomi: に.る, ひ.る · Meanings: becoming, counterfeit, imitate, resemble, suitable
Kanji for becoming, counterfeit, imitate, resemble, suitable
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似 is made of the person radical 亻 and the kanji 以, which originally meant “using” or “by means of.” Ancient scribes combined these elements to show **one person acting like another** or **having the same qualities**, symbolizing resemblance. The character captures the idea of **people or things being similar** in form or behavior.
似 combines the person radical (亻) with 以, showing a person acting like another. It represents similarity, likeness, or resemblance.
Imagine two people side by side, one copying the actions of the other. That’s 似 — showing someone or something looking or acting the same.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 似 | に | looking like (someone), taking after (either of one's parents) | Suffix |
| 似る | にる | to resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike, to be similar, to take after | common JLPT-N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 似合う | にあう | to suit, to match, to become, to be like | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 似通う | にかよう | to resemble closely | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 似合い | にあい | well-matched (esp. of a couple), becoming, suitable | common Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |
| 似つかわしい | につかわしい | suitable, appropriate, becoming, fitting | I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 似たり寄ったり | にたりよったり | much the same | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 似た者 | にたもの | similar people | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun |
| 似顔 | にがお | portrait, likeness | common Noun |
| 似せる | にせる | to copy, to imitate, to counterfeit, to forge | common Ichidan verb, Transitive verb |