resemble

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The verb 似る, read にる, expresses resemblance in appearance or qualities.
• Basic usage: A state of resemblance is often expressed as 似ている; it can compare personalities or methods as well as faces.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The particle on the comparison target
  • In 祖母に似ている, に marks the grandmother being resembled.
  • The target of comparison differs from the person or thing that resembles that target.
• Resembling and suiting
  • 似合う, read にあう, means that clothing or another thing suits someone.
  • 帽子が君に似合う means the hat looks good on you, not that the hat physically resembles you.