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Kanji Detail for 似 - "to resemble, to imitate, like"

似

  • Meaning

    似 means "to resemble, to imitate, like."

    1. Resemble - To look like; to be similar.

    2. Like - Similar in appearance; alike.

    3. Imitate - To copy; to follow an example.

    4. Inherit - To succeed; to carry on.

  • Words using 似

    • 似顔 にがお Listen portrait; likeness
    • 類似 るいじ Listen resemblance; similarity; likeness
    • 疑似 ぎじ Listen pseudo; quasi; false
    • 酷似 こくじ Listen resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
    • 似通う にかよう Listen to resemble closely
    • 似合う にあう Listen to suit; to match; to become
    • 似る にる Listen to resemble; to look like; to be like
    • 似合い にあい Listen well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

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    • Verified meaning: to resemble, to imitate, like
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あゆ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 似

    Given names 似(あゆ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    resemble, similar to; as if, seem

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 似的[shi4 de5]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    resembling, similar to; as if, to seem

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To resemble. | To continue. Calling descendants 似續. The expression originates from (Book of Odes). | To present. (Jia Dao's poem) "Today I present this to you. Who has grievances?" Today, inscriptions on calligraphy and paintings saying "presented to so-and-so" are also written as 寫似. | A word of tentative judgment. Such as 似乎 (it seems), 似應 (seemingly should).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ji(ジ) ジ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hiru(ひる) ひる

    ni.ru(に-る) に-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    to resemble like to imitate follow inherit similar akin analogous comparable corresponding equivalent parallel identical copy matching related uniform

Sentences including 似

  • What does this rock look like?

  • The girl resembles her mother.

  • You can see from his chin that takes after his father.

  • You don't have to beat your way.

  • You're right , it fits.

  • Who does the baby take after?

  • My problems are very similar to yours.

  • He is something like his father.

  • She looks like her mother , i tell you.

  • That child resembles his father.

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