Word Meaning 似る

にる niru

似る is read as にる (niru) and means to resemble.

Meaning

English

to resemble
to look like
to be like
to be alike
to be similar
to take after

Reading

Kana

にる

Romaji

niru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 7597 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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似せる

にせる

to copy

似通う

にかよう

to resemble closely

似合う

にあう

to suit

似合い

にあい

well-matched (esp. of a couple)

似顔

にがお

portrait

似顔絵

にがおえ

portrait

似合わしい

にあわしい

well-matched

似つかわしい

につかわしい

suitable

真似る

まねる

to mimic

似たもの同士

にたものどうし

two people alike

似気無い

にげない

unlike

似姿

にすがた

effigy