似
resemble; becoming; counterfeit; imitate; suitable
7 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 923.
Readings
- にる (kun reading): 似る (にる) to resemble; 似合う (にあう) to suit
- ジ (on reading): 類似 (るいじ) resemblance; 近似 (きんじ) approximation
- ひる (kun reading)
- Read as a whole word: 真似 (まね) imitating; 真似る (まねる) to mimic; 真似事 (まねごと) imitation
Components
Words using 似
- 似る (にる) to resemble
- 似合う (にあう) to suit
- 似合い (にあい) well-matched (esp. of a couple)
- 似 (に) looking like (someone)
- 似顔絵 (にがおえ) portrait
- 類似 (るいじ) resemblance
- 近似 (きんじ) approximation
- 疑似 (ぎじ) pseudo
- 酷似 (こくじ) resembling closely
- 類似性 (るいじせい) resemblance
- 真似 (まね) imitating
- 真似る (まねる) to mimic
- 真似事 (まねごと) imitation
- 似非 (えせ) false
- 猿真似 (さるまね) indiscriminate imitation
109 words in all.