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KanjiN3Grade 5 · 小57 strokesRadical 人

似 · becoming, resemble

似 is a kanji meaning becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate. It has 7 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ジji

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • にるniru
  • ひるhiru

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 似 · 6 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 似
WordReadingMeaningLevel
似るにるto resemble, to be similarN4
似合うにあうto suit (a person), to match (clothing), (something) becomes (someone)N3
真似まねmimicry, imitation, behaviorN3
真似るまねるto mimic, to imitateN2
似通うにかようto resemble closelyN1
類似るいじanalogousN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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