似る

resemble, look like, take after

似 resemble, look like, take after + る Plain non-past
verb · present tense Rare #36,769
resemble, look like, take after Usually takes に for the person or thing being resembled.
JA: 娘は母親に似る。
EN: The daughter takes after her mother.
Conjugation of 似る
Present
似る

目はあなたに似て鼻は私に似る

They’ll have your eyes and my nose.

— 戦争と女の顔 (2019)

息子は父親に似る。

The son takes after his father.

たいていの男の子は父親に似る。

Most boys resemble their fathers.

昔から「長男は母に似る」「長女は父に似る」ってな。

You know, they've always said that the eldest son takes after his mother and the eldest daughter takes after her father.

— ベイビー・ブローカー (2022)