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N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

()to resemble, to look like, to take after, to be similar (in status, condition, etc.), to be close, to be alike, to be like

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    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

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    似る 【にる】

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      行動(こうどう)()

      The behavior is similar.

      • N4

      (わたし)(はは)(かお)()ている。

      My mother and I have a similar face.

      • N4

      兄弟(きょうだい)(かんが)(かた)()()いた(こと)があります。

      I have heard that siblings think alike.

      • N4

      彼女(かのじょ)たちは外見(がいけん)がとても()ているので、見分(みわ)けるのが大変(たいへん)だ。

      These women are so similar in appearance that it is difficult to tell them apart.

      • N3

      (かれ)(わたし)性格(せいかく)がとてもよく()ているので、仲良(なかよ)くなるのに時間(じかん)はかかりませんでした。

      He has a very similar personality to mine, so it didn't take long for us to get along.

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