相そう似じ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

resemblance; likeness; similarity

General term for things being alike in appearance, shape, or nature. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to resemble'.

• この二ふたつの絵えは驚おどろくほど相そう似じしている。

  These two paintings resemble each other surprisingly closely.

• 双ふた子ごの兄きょう弟だいには顔かおの相そう似じが見みられる。

  You can see a resemblance in the faces of the twin brothers.

noun, na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

similarity; similar

Mathematical term for geometric similarity (same shape, different size). Also used adjectivally with な or の.

• 相そう似じな図ず形けいの面めん積せき比ひは相そう似じ比ひの二に乗じょうに等ひとしい。

  The ratio of areas of similar figures equals the square of the similarity ratio.

• この三さん角かく形けいはあの三さん角かく形けいと相そう似じだ。

  This triangle is similar to that triangle.

noun

analogy; homology

Biological term for similarity due to shared ancestry (homology) or functional convergence (analogy). Often contrasted with 相同 (homology).

See also: 相同

• コウモリの翼つばさと鳥とりの翼つばさは相そう似じの例れいである。

  The wings of bats and birds are an example of analogy.

• 相そう似じ器き官かんは相そう同どう器き官かんと区く別べつされる。

  Analogous organs are distinguished from homologous organs.