似

JLPT N3

Resemble

Readings

On’yomi: ジ (ji)

Kun’yomi: に(る) (ni(ru))

• に(る) – to resemble, to look like, to be similar to

Structure

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Etymology

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Vocabulary

似る

にる

resemble

似顔絵

にがおえ

portrait

類似

るいじ

similarity

似合う

にあう

suit

似姿

にすがた

likeness

Example Sentences

父に似ます。

ちちににます。

I resemble my father.

似顔絵です。

にがおえです。

It is a portrait.

類似しています。

るいじしています。

They are similar.

服が似合います。

ふくがにあいます。

The clothes suit you.

似姿です。

にすがたです。

It is a likeness.

Cultural Note

👥 In Japanese communication, resemblance is often linked to harmony and connection — being “like” someone (似ている) implies emotional closeness or familial bond. The kanji also appears in academic and technical contexts such as 相似形 (similar figures in geometry) and 類似品 (imitations or look-alike products).