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似る

似る

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Verb

似る (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana にる, romaji niru)

  1. to resemble, look like
    あの (ひと)は、 (むかし)彼氏 (かれし) ()ている。
    Ano hito wa, mukashi no kareshi ni niteiru.
    That man looks like my ex-boyfriend.
  2. to be similar to
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:
      人間 (にんげん)大概 (たいがい) ()もんだ。
      Ningen wa taigai nita mon da.
      Men are generally alike.

Conjugation