Memory phrase for the Kanji: 似

似

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Meaning resemble, become, imitate

Pronunciation

JI
niru

Explanation

Left: person 亻/人, right: starting point 以 (The scratch-plow レ and the handling person 人 are at the starting point 丶)

Mnemonic
 
The people at the starting point resemble each other.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
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 Vocabulary

似る にる  to resemble, to be similar
真似する まねする  imitate, mimic
酷似 こくじ  resemblance, resemble
似合う にあう  to suit, to match, to become, to be like
似通う にかよう  to resemble closely
真似 まね  imitation, mimicry, emulation, pretense
真似る まねる  to mimic, to imitate
類似 るいじ  analogous

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