似 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
- On
- ジ
- Kun
- に(る)
- Meaning
- to resemble; be similar
Origin
亻 "person" plus 以; a person doing as another does — hence "to resemble."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ジ | 類似・酷似・疑似 |
|---|---|
| にる | 似る・似顔 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 類似るいじ
similarity
- 似顔絵にがおえ
portrait; likeness
Example
妹は母によく似ている。
My little sister looks a lot like our mother.
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