似に合あう

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

似合う · godan verb (-u)

Meanings

godan verb (-u), intransitive verb

suit; look good on; match well with

Describes something that harmonizes with a person or thing, often used for clothes, accessories, or styles that flatter someone.

〈物もの〉が〈人ひと〉に似に合あうsomething suits/looks good on someone
その青あおいドレスは彼かの女じょによく似に合あう。
That blue dress looks really good on her.
よく似に合あうto really suit someone or something
その帽ぼう子しは君きみによく似に合あっているね。
That hat really suits you.
〈物もの〉には〈物もの〉が似に合あうa certain thing/color/style suits a certain other thing
この部屋へやには木もく製せいの家か具ぐが似に合あう。
Wooden furniture suits this room well.

合あうN4
合う is a general word for matching or fitting (size, taste, schedule), while 似合う specifically means something looks good on a person, especially clothing or style.
マッチN5
マッチする is a casual loanword used especially for colors or styles matching well together, while 似合う focuses on how something looks on a specific person.
ふさわしいN2
ふさわしい means 'fitting' or 'appropriate' in a broader sense (for a role, occasion, or status), while 似合う is specifically about visual/aesthetic suitability like clothes or looks.
釣つり合あうN2
似合う focuses on how something looks on a person (clothes, hairstyle), while 釣り合う emphasizes balance or compatibility between two things or people.

見み合あうN1
見合う means 'to be commensurate with' or 'to correspond to' (e.g. price matching quality), which learners may confuse with 似合う's meaning of 'to look good on someone' due to the shared 合う.
似にるN4
似合う looks similar in form to 似る but means 'to suit/look good on', not 'to resemble'.
似に合あいN1
似合い is the noun/adjectival form used with の (似合いの二人), while 似合う is the verb meaning 'to suit/look good on', and learners often mix up which form to use in a sentence.

似に合あうUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling.
似にあうUsage2%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not used in modern writing.
にあうUsage1%

Compound of 似 (ni, 'resemble') and 合う (au, 'match, fit'). The combination yields the meaning 'to suit well, to look good on'.