How to say 'Resemble' in Japanese | めく

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The Japanese word for Resemble is 'Meku', written as めく in Japanese.

word

めく

Meaning

Resemble

Reading

Meku

Explanation

The Japanese suffix 'めく (meku)' is used to indicate that something resembles or takes on the characteristics of a certain quality or state. It is often attached to nouns or adjectives to create a verb-like expression. For example: it seems like spring「春めく」(はるめく). The sky looks like it's going to rain「雨めく空」(あめめくそら). This suffix is commonly used in literary or poetic contexts to evoke a sense of something transitioning or taking on a particular atmosphere.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Frequency

6442

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word めく

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

め

Reading

hiragana

く

Reading

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'Meku' means 'Resemble' .

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