| Kanji | 似 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ジ |
| Kunyomi | に.る、ひ.る |
| Nanori | にた |
| English | becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable |
| Examples | 類似(るいじ): (1) resemblance; similarity; analogous; quasi (2) to resemble; to be similar; to be alike 似通う(にかよう): to resemble closely 似合う(にあう): to suit; to match; to become; to be like 似る(にる): (1) to resemble; to look like; to take after (2) to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like 真似(まね): mimicry; imitation; behavior; behaviour; pretense; pretence 真似る(まねる): to mimic; to imitate |
| JLPT Level | 3 |
| Jouyou Grade | 5 |
| Frequency | 923 |
| Components | 人: person 以: by means of; because; in view of; compared with |
| Number of Strokes | 7 |
| Kanji Radical | 人 |
| Radical Number | 9 |
| Radical Strokes | 2 |
| Radical Reading | ひと・にんべん・ひとやね |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | similar |
| Koohii Story 1 | Mr. T finds that living by means of dragging a plow is similar to slavery. |
| Koohii Story 2 | A Mr T impersonator is becoming similarer (more like) by means of plastic surgery. The process is painful and his face is all bound up in bandages as the surgery heals. |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade5, kanjifreq751-1000
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