JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 似: "becoming, resemble, counterfeit"
The kanji 似 means "becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジ in on'yomi and に.る, ひ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
に.るひ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 923 of 2,501 |
Common words with 似
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 似るto resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike
- 似合うto suit; to match; to become; to be like
- 真似imitating; copying; mimicry · behavior; behaviour; action; conduct
- に似てsemblable à, qui ressemble à
- お似合いwell-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
- 真似るto mimic; to imitate
- 似つかわしいsuitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
- 似looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
- 真似事imitation; copy; make-believe; pretence · doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
- 疑似pseudo; quasi; false; para- · suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
- 酷似resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
- 似通うto resemble closely
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