Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000似る · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 似る | 似ない |
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| Polite | 似ます | 似ません |
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| Past polite | 似ました | 似ませんでした |
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| Past | 似た | 似なかった |
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| Te-form | 似て | 似ないで |
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| Desire | 似たい | 似たくない |
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| Potential | 似られるalso 似れる | 似られないalso 似れない |
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| Passive | 似られる | 似られない |
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| Causative | 似させる | 似させない |
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| Causative passive | 似させられる | 似させられない |
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| Volitional | 似よう | |
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| Polite volitional | 似ましょう | |
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| Imperative | 似ろ | 似るな |
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| Conditional | 似れば | 似なければ |
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| Tara conditional | 似たら | 似なかったら |
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Usage patterns
〈人〉に似るto resemble someone (usually a relative)
He looks a lot like his father.
〈物〉と〈物〉が似ているfor two things to resemble each other
This bag looks a lot like that brand's product.
〈人〉と〈人〉は似ているfor two people to be alike (in looks or personality)
The older and younger sister have very similar personalities.
Expressions· 8
似た者similar people; birds of a feather 物に似ずincomparable; unlike anything else 似た者夫婦married couple with similar tastes or personalities · like husband, like wife 似たもの同士two of a kind; birds of a feather; two people alike
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似ても似つかぬquite unlike; bearing no resemblance 親に似ぬ子は鬼子like father, like son; a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling
