似合う

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 似合う (にあう) is a godan verb for clothing or an accessory suiting a person’s appearance.
• Basic usage: 帽子は君に似合う marks with に the person whom the hat suits, while 眼鏡が似合って見える describes the impression that glasses look more fitting after a haircut.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Wearer and fitting item
  • In 君に似合う, the person is the reference point, while in 眼鏡が似合う, the glasses are the fitting item. This is not a resemblance verb saying that a person looks like glasses.