似る (Niru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Examples
妹は母に似ている。
My sister resembles my mother.
彼女は母親似です。
She takes after her mother.
彼は母親に似ている。
He resembles his mother.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).