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似 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 似 意味

becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable

似 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

に.る ni.ru
ひ.る hi.ru

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ジ ji

Examples

あの男の子は父親似だ。That boy takes after his father.
彼は祖父似だ。彼は彼のおじいちゃんにそっくりだ。
彼は父親似だ。He takes after his father.
彼女は父親似だ。She takes after her father.
赤ちゃんは父親似だ。The baby takes after its father.
メアリーは父親似だ。Mary takes after her father.
誰もが私は父親似であるという。Everybody says I look like my father.
彼のあごから彼が父親似である事が分かる。You can see from his chin that takes after his father.

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