A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 7 strokes

Becoming ; Resemble ; Counterfeit ; Imitate ; Suitable

Readings on: ジ
Kun readings: に.る・ひ.る

似るにる — look like

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 真似まね — imitation; mimic; parody Word card → Source
• 似顔にがお — portrait Source
• 類似るいじ — analogue; similar Source
• 相似そうじ — analogy; similarity; similarity Source
• 空似そらに — incidental resemblance Source