How to say 'Resemble' in Japanese | 似る

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The Japanese word for Resemble is 'Niru', written as 似る in Japanese.'Resemble' in hiragana is にる.

word

似る

Meaning

Resemble

Reading

にる

niru

Kanji

似Resemble

Explanation

The Japanese verb '似る (にる)' means 'to resemble' or 'to be similar to'. It is used to describe a likeness or similarity between two things, people, or concepts. This verb is often used in comparisons, such as when saying someone looks like another person or when describing how two objects are alike. For example: She resembles her mother「彼女は母親に似ている」(かのじょはははおやににている). This painting resembles a famous one「この絵は有名な絵に似ている」(このえはゆうめいなえににている). The verb '似る' is typically used with the particle 'に' to indicate what something resembles, as in 'AはBに似ている' (A resembles B).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

723

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 似る

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

似

Meaning

Resemble

Hiragana in the Word 似る

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 似る Through the Kanji 似

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 似 as well.

word

似ている

Meaning

Resemble

word

真似

Meaning

Imitation

word

似合う

Meaning

Suit

word

類似

Meaning

Similarity

word

似せる

Meaning

Imitate

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What does 'Niru' (似る) mean?

'Niru' means 'Resemble' .

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