Memory phrase for the Kanji: 似


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Meaning

resemble, become, imitate, couterfeit

Pronunciation

JI
niru

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

The people at the starting point resemble each other.

Radicals

personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" , 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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