"似る" meaning in Japanese

See 似る in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [ɲ̟iɾɯ̟]
Head templates: {{ja-verb|にる|tr=intrans|type=2}} 似(に)る • (niru) intransitive ichidan (stem 似(に) (ni), past 似(に)た (nita)) Inflection templates: {{ja-conj-bungo||1u-n|sik=}} Forms: 似る [canonical] (ruby: ()), niru [romanization], [stem] (ruby: ()), 似た [past] (ruby: ()), no-table-tags [table-tags], [error-unrecognized-form], [error-unrecognized-form], ni [error-unrecognized-form], 似る [error-unrecognized-form], にる [error-unrecognized-form], niru [error-unrecognized-form], 似れ [error-unrecognized-form], にれ [error-unrecognized-form], nire [error-unrecognized-form], 似よ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], 似ろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], によ [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], にろ [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], niyo [error-unrecognized-form, imperative, literary], niro [colloquial, error-unrecognized-form, imperative], 似られる [passive], にられる [passive], nirareru [passive], 似させる [causative], 似さす [causative], にさせる [causative], にさす [causative], nisaseru [causative], nisasu [causative], 似られる [potential], 似れる [colloquial, potential], にられる [potential], にれる [colloquial, potential], nirareru [potential], nireru [colloquial, potential], 似よう [volitional], によう [volitional], niyō [volitional], 似ない [negative], 似ぬ [negative], 似ん [negative], にない [negative], にぬ [negative], にん [negative], ninai [negative], ninu [negative], nin [negative], 似ず [continuative, negative], にず [continuative, negative], nizu [continuative, negative], 似ます [formal], にます [formal], nimasu [formal], 似た [perfective], にた [perfective], nita [perfective], 似て [conjunctive], にて [conjunctive], nite [conjunctive], 似れば [conditional, hypothetical], にれば [conditional, hypothetical], nireba [conditional, hypothetical], no-table-tags [table-tags], [irrealis, stem], [irrealis, stem], ni [irrealis], [continuative, stem], [continuative, stem], ni [continuative], 似る [stem, terminative], にる [stem, terminative], niru [terminative], 似る [attributive, stem], にる [attributive, stem], niru [attributive], 似れ [realis, stem], にれ [realis, stem], nire [realis], 似よ [imperative, stem], によ [imperative, stem], niyo [imperative], 似ず [negative], にず [negative], nizu [negative], 似れど [contrastive], にれど [contrastive], niredo [contrastive], 似れば [causative], にれば [causative], nireba [causative], 似ば [conditional], にば [conditional], niba [conditional], 似き [past], にき [past], niki [past], 似けり [past], にけり [past], nikeri [past], 似つ [perfect], につ [perfect], nitu [perfect], 似ぬ [perfect], にぬ [perfect], ninu [perfect], 似たり [continuative, perfect], にたり [continuative, perfect], nitari [continuative, perfect], 似む [volitional], にむ [volitional], nimu [volitional]
  1. to resemble, look like
    Sense id: en-似る-ja-verb-KqKsaXT0 Categories (other): Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 45 55
  2. to be similar to
    Sense id: en-似る-ja-verb-vmhL5pVs Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 21 79 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 21 79 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 45 55 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "似る",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "似",
          "に"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niru",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似",
      "roman": "ni",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "似",
          "に"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似た",
      "roman": "nita",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "似",
          "に"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-ichi",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "に",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nire",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似よ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "によ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にろ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niro",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似られる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nirareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似させる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似さす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にさせる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にさす",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisaseru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nisasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似られる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似れる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にられる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にれる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nirareru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nireru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "potential"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似よう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "によう",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niyō",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にない",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にん",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninai",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nin",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nizu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にます",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似た",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にた",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nita",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似て",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にて",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nite",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nireba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "hypothetical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-conj-bungo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "に",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "irrealis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "に",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ni",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似る",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にる",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niru",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似れ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にれ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nire",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "realis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似よ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "によ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niyo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にず",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nizu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似れど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にれど",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niredo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似れば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にれば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nireba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にば",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似き",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にき",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似けり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にけり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nikeri",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似つ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "につ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にぬ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ninu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似たり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にたり",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nitari",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似む",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にむ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nimu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "にる",
        "tr": "intrans",
        "type": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "似(に)る • (niru) intransitive ichidan (stem 似(に) (ni), past 似(に)た (nita))",
      "name": "ja-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "1u-n",
        "sik": ""
      },
      "name": "ja-conj-bungo"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "That man looks like my ex-boyfriend.",
          "roman": "Ano hito wa, mukashi no kareshi ni niteiru.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
            [
              "昔",
              "むかし"
            ],
            [
              "彼",
              "かれ"
            ],
            [
              "氏",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "似",
              "に"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "あの人は、昔の彼氏に似ている。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to resemble, look like"
      ],
      "id": "en-似る-ja-verb-KqKsaXT0",
      "links": [
        [
          "resemble",
          "resemble"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with manual fragments",
          "parents": [
            "Links with manual fragments",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
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        {
          "english": "Men are generally alike.",
          "ref": "1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:",
          "roman": "Ningen wa taigai nita mon da.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "にん"
            ],
            [
              "間",
              "げん"
            ],
            [
              "大",
              "たい"
            ],
            [
              "概",
              "がい"
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              "似",
              "に"
            ]
          ],
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      "other": "にる"
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      "ipa": "[ɲ̟iɾɯ̟]"
    }
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}
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    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
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      "form": "似る",
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      "form": "にる",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "nire",
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      "form": "にられる",
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        "passive"
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      "form": "nirareru",
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        "passive"
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      "form": "似させる",
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      "form": "似さす",
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        "causative"
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      "form": "にさせる",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "にさす",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "nisaseru",
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      "form": "nisasu",
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      "form": "似られる",
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      "form": "にられる",
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      "form": "nirareru",
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      "form": "nireru",
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      "form": "似よう",
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      "form": "によう",
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      "form": "niyō",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "似ない",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
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      "form": "似ぬ",
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      "form": "似ん",
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      "form": "にない",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "にぬ",
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      "form": "にん",
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      "form": "ninai",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "ninu",
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      "form": "nin",
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      "form": "似ます",
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      "form": "にます",
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      "form": "nimasu",
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      "form": "似た",
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      "form": "にた",
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      "form": "nita",
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      "form": "似て",
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      "form": "にて",
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      "form": "nite",
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      "form": "似れば",
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      "form": "にれば",
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      "form": "nireba",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "似",
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      "form": "に",
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      "form": "に",
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      "form": "にる",
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        "stem",
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      "form": "niru",
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      "tags": [
        "terminative"
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    {
      "form": "似る",
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    },
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      "form": "にる",
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        "attributive",
        "stem"
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      "form": "niru",
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      "form": "似れ",
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    {
      "form": "にれ",
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        "realis",
        "stem"
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      "form": "nire",
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      "tags": [
        "realis"
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      "form": "似よ",
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        "stem"
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      "form": "によ",
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      "form": "niyo",
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      "form": "似ず",
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      "form": "にず",
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      "form": "nizu",
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      "tags": [
        "negative"
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      "form": "似れど",
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        "contrastive"
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      "form": "にれど",
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    {
      "form": "niredo",
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      "tags": [
        "contrastive"
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      "form": "似れば",
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        "causative"
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    {
      "form": "にれば",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nireba",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似ば",
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        "conditional"
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    {
      "form": "にば",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niba",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似き",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にき",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niki",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似けり",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "にけり",
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        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "nikeri",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "似つ",
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      "form": "につ",
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        "perfect"
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      "form": "nitu",
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        "perfect"
      ]
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      "form": "似ぬ",
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      "form": "にぬ",
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        "perfect"
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      "form": "ninu",
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        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似たり",
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        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
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      "form": "にたり",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "nitari",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "perfect"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "似む",
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    {
      "form": "にむ",
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        "volitional"
      ]
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      "form": "nimu",
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        {
          "english": "That man looks like my ex-boyfriend.",
          "roman": "Ano hito wa, mukashi no kareshi ni niteiru.",
          "ruby": [
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              "人",
              "ひと"
            ],
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              "むかし"
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              "かれ"
            ],
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              "氏",
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              "似",
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        }
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        [
          "resemble",
          "resemble"
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        {
          "english": "Men are generally alike.",
          "ref": "1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan:",
          "roman": "Ningen wa taigai nita mon da.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "人",
              "にん"
            ],
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              "間",
              "げん"
            ],
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              "たい"
            ],
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              "概",
              "がい"
            ],
            [
              "似",
              "に"
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          ],
          "text": "人間は大概似たもんだ。",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be similar to"
      ],
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        [
          "similar",
          "similar"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "other": "にる"
    },
    {
      "note": "Mishima",
      "other": "[níꜜrù]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲ̟iɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Mishima Island, Yamaguchi",
    "Tokyo dialect"
  ],
  "word": "似る"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 似る meaning in Japanese (10.1kB)

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "似る",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
    "似る"
  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "似る",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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    "似る"
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "似る",
  "trace": ""
}

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  ],
  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "似る",
  "trace": ""
}

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    "似る"
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  "section": "Japanese",
  "subsection": "verb",
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  "trace": ""
}

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    "似る"
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  "subsection": "verb",
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  "trace": ""
}

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  ],
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  "subsection": "verb",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Japanese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (e4a2c88 and 4230888). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.