How to say "resemble" in Japanese

• 似るにるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, intransitive verbThe common word for 'resemble': it covers looking like, being like, and being alike, as when saying that a child resembles a parent or that two people look alike.
  私も似にた話はなしを聞きいたことがある。↗

  I also heard a similar story.
• 似寄るによる
  godan verb, intransitive verbAlso means 'to resemble', but it is a less common word; for most purposes 似る is the word you want, and this verb is seldom the one you need.

For the senses of 'resemble' — to look like, to be like, to be alike — 「似る」 is the common word to use; 「似寄る」 has the same meaning but is less common and seldom needed.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 似るにるto resemble
• 似寄るによるto resemble
• 通うかようto resemble