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似る

にる

to look similar to, to resemble

Mnemonic

One thing held up against another. Same jaw, same walk, same way of standing in a doorway. Near にる enough that you would rather it were not: にる.

Worth knowing

に marks who you take after: 母に似ている. It nearly always turns up in the ている form.

Built from

resemble
亻 a person on the left with 以 beside them, the marker that fixes one thing against another. Held up for comparison.

Words sharing these kanji

to suit, to match well imitation, mimicry

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