に似る (To resemble)
To resemble, To take after
JLPT N4
Pattern
Person + に + 似る（似ている）
How it works
似る (にる) means “resemble”. The person resembled takes に, not を: 母に似ている (I look like my mother). The state is usually expressed with ている.
Examples
- わたしは 母に よく 似て います。I look a lot like my mother.
- 男の子の 顔は 母親に 似ると いう 話を 聞いた。I heard that boys' faces take after their mothers.
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