似 means “resemble”

にる · niru

Also: becoming, counterfeit, imitate

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

にる, ひる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジ

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The story

A person (亻) taking someone else as the model (以): two faces alike. 似ている says a child looks like a parent, 似合う is what a shop clerk says when something suits you, and 真似 is imitation.

Used in 似る (niru, to resemble), 似合う (niau, to suit), and 真似 (mane, imitation)

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• 緒 together
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• 相 mutual
• 関 connection
• 平 flat
• 共 together
• 交 cross
• 側 side
• 違 differ
• 差 difference
• 横 side
• 雑 mixed

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