酷似|こくじkokuji[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbresembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
Conjugation
Dictionary form酷似する(こくじする)
Polite (masu)酷似します(こくじします)
Negative (nai)酷似しない(こくじしない)
polite (masen)酷似しません(こくじしません)
classical zu / nu酷似せず・酷似せぬ(こくじせず・こくじせぬ)
Past (ta)酷似した(こくじした)
polite (mashita)酷似しました(こくじしました)
Past negative (nakatta)酷似しなかった(こくじしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)酷似しませんでした(こくじしませんでした)
Te form酷似して(こくじして)
Potential酷似できる(こくじできる)
Passive酷似される(こくじされる)
Causative酷似させる(こくじさせる)
Causative passive酷似させられる(こくじさせられる)
Conditional (ba)酷似すれば(こくじすれば)
tara酷似したら(こくじしたら)
Volitional酷似しよう(こくじしよう)
polite (mashou)酷似しましょう(こくじしましょう)
Imperative酷似しろ(こくじしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym似るにるNeutralNeutral everyday verb for resembling; the most common choice in daily speech, with no limit on degree. 「酷似」 stresses extreme likeness and is written/formal.
  • Synonym類するるいするWrittenWritten/formal verb, usually as 「〜に類する」, meaning to belong to the same class. 「酷似」 instead says extremely alike, with hardly any tellable difference.
  • Synonym相似そうじWrittenWritten/formal word for likeness in shape or nature; in geometry it refers to similar figures. 「酷似」 stresses being alike to the point of near-indistinguishability.
  • Synonym類似るいじNeutralNeutral word for being similar, centred on having points in common, as in 「類似品」; it does not carry 「酷似」's sense of near-identity.
  • Antonym相違そういWrittenWritten/formal word for difference or discrepancy; the opposite of 「酷似」, which denotes extreme similarity.

For everyday speech use 「似る」 or 「そっくり」; 「酷似」 is written/formal for being so alike as to be nearly identical, as in 「犯人に酷似した男」. Use 「類似」 for shared points, 「相似」 for likeness in shape or geometry, and 「相違」 for difference.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 違ちがいが分わからないほどよく似にていること。
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