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Kanji 似 becoming, resemble, counterfeit Related words 似に ている Simply means 'similar' or 'resembling', without the nuance of being essentially different or spurious.
偽にせ Means 'fake' or 'imitation', focusing on intentional deception rather than superficial similarity.
Written forms 似に て 非ひ なる
Standard kanji spelling for this fixed expression.
似に 而て 非ひ なる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology A fixed expression combining 似て (te-form of 似る, 'resemble') and 非なる (archaic/formal attributive of 非ず, 'is not'), literally 'resembling but not being'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used as a set phrase since at least the early modern period.
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