Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 類似する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 類るい 似じ する 類るい 似じ しない Polite 類るい 似じ します 類るい 似じ しません Past polite 類るい 似じ しました 類るい 似じ しませんでした Past 類るい 似じ した 類るい 似じ しなかった Te-form 類るい 似じ して 類るい 似じ しないで Desire 類るい 似じ したい 類るい 似じ したくない Potential 類るい 似じ できる 類るい 似じ できない Passive 類るい 似じ される 類るい 似じ されない Causative 類るい 似じ させる 類るい 似じ させない Causative passive 類るい 似じ させられる 類るい 似じ させられない Volitional 類るい 似じ しよう Polite volitional 類るい 似じ しましょう Imperative 類るい 似じ しろ 類るい 似じ するな Conditional 類るい 似じ すれば 類るい 似じ しなければ Tara conditional 類るい 似じ したら 類るい 似じ しなかったら
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 類るい 似じ する to resemble/be similar to something
This product resembles a famous brand's item.
〈 物もの 〉 との 類るい 似じ resemblance/similarity to something
Similarities to a past case have been pointed out in this incident.
〈 物もの 〉 に 類るい 似じ した 〈 物もの 〉 a thing resembling another thing
Fakes resembling the genuine article are circulating.
〈 物もの 〉 の 類るい 似じ を 指し 摘てき する to point out the similarity of something
The expert pointed out the similarity between the two works.
Kanji 似 becoming, resemble, counterfeit Related words· 7 似る is a common, everyday verb for 'to resemble', while 類似 is a formal noun/する -verb used in analytical or technical writing.
同様 stresses that two things are essentially the same in kind, whereas 類似 only claims they resemble each other, not that they are equivalent.
相似 is used especially for geometric or structural similarity (e.g. similar triangles), while 類似 is the general-purpose word for resemblance.
酷似 describes an extremely close, almost identical resemblance, whereas 類似 covers any degree of similarity, even a slight one.
Show 3 more Show fewer 近似 refers to a close numerical or quantitative approximation, while 類似 is broader and applies to qualitative resemblance as well.
類似 describes general similarity or resemblance between two things, while 疑似 specifically labels something as a fake or suspected version of a genuine thing.
類似する is a formal, often technical term for resemblance (used for data, patterns, cases), while 似通う is more natural for describing people or things in everyday speech.
Opposites 相違 means 'difference' or 'discrepancy', the direct opposite of 類似 's 'resemblance'.
類似 means 'similarity', the direct opposite of 差異 , which means 'difference'.
Don't confuse with 類推 (analogical inference/guessing) shares the kanji 類 with 類似 but means drawing a conclusion by analogy, not the resemblance itself.
類 means a 'kind' or 'type' of thing, while 類似 means 'resemblance' or 'similarity' between things.
類似 shares the kanji 類 with 類い but means 'resemblance/similarity' rather than 'kind, sort'.
Word family analog; analogue
imitation; similar article; similar goods
degree of similarity; similarity score
resemblance; similarity; analogy
point of similarity; resemblance
lookalike product; similar product
Etymology Compound of 類 (kind, category) and 似 (resemble). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys 'resembling within a category'.
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