Illustration: During a family visit in a Japanese living room, a grandfather holds his infant grandchild upright on his lap. Both have the same prominent eyebrows, round cheeks, and slightly protruding ears.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

似にる

niru

to resemble, to be similar

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしの妹いもうとは、祖母そぼに似にている。

    My sister resembles my grandmother.

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  2. 私わたしも似にた話はなしを聞きいたことがある。

    I also heard a similar story.

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  3. 私わたしは母ははに似にている。

    I resemble my mother.

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Kanji in 似

  • 似becoming; resembleOnジKunにる・ひる

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