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似合う

にあう

to suit, to match well

Mnemonic

The thing and the person resemble each other closely enough to fit together. The same nearer に as 似る and the same あう as 合う, and the kimono looks as though it were made for her: にあう.

Worth knowing

似る にる is looking like something. 似合う is looking right alongside it.

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.
fit together, join
𠆢 roof + 口 mouth

Words sharing these kanji

to look similar to, to resemble imitation, mimicry situation, case to fit to adjust, to match to socialize with, to see someone acquaintance to be in time, to answer the purpose, to be good enough

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