► 動詞
似る [(2)にる] meaning: similar rank: 1
☆ この二つの事件は似ている ⇨ These two cases are similar
似る [(2)にる] [似た様] meaning: similar rank: 1
☆ 似たような事件が続けて起こった ⇨ Similar incidents happened in a row
☆ 最近は似たような女優ばっかりだ ⇨ Nowadays there are full of actresses who look similar
似通う [(3)にかよう] meaning: similar rank: 3
☆ 彼は今回の事件に似通った事例を調査している ⇨ He is investigating the cases that resemble this incident
酷似 [(1)こくじ] [酷似する] meaning: similar rank: 4
☆ 彼等の製品は私達の製品に酷似している ⇨ Their product suspiciously similar to our product (☛ Implies plagiarism, illegal copying)
類似 [るいじ] [類似する] meaning: similar rank: 4
☆ 二つの殺人事件は類似している ⇨ The two murder cases resemble each other
► 助動詞
みたいだ [(2)みたいだ] [coll] meaning: similar rank: 1
☆ これみたいな物、他に有りますか？ ⇨ Is there anything else like this one?
☆ 僕はラップみたいな音楽は好きじゃない ⇨ I don’t like music like rap
☆ 僕はロナウドみたいになりたい ⇨ I want to be like Ronaldo
☆ 僕は彼女みたいな女の子が好きだ ⇨ I like a girl like her
様だ [(1)ようだ] meaning: similar rank: 1
☆ 僕はメシのようなサッカー選手になりたい ⇨ I want to be a football player like Messi
☆ 物事は思ったようにはなかなか行かない ⇨ Things hardly go as you think
みたい [(2)みたい] [みたいだ] [coll] [peer] meaning: similar rank: 2
☆ 宝くじに当たるなんて夢みたい ⇨ It feels like a dream that I won a lottery (☛ だ of みたいだ is dropped in a colloquial form)
► 成句
背比べ [(3)せいくらべ] [どんぐりの背比べ] meaning: similar rank: 4
☆ 大統領候補は皆ドングリの背比べだ ⇨ The presidential candidates are like acorns comparing their sizes. Nobody stands out, everybody is equally unimpressive
► 名詞
似た者 [にたもの] meaning: similar rank: 4
☆ 彼等は似た者同士で結婚した ⇨ They are like-minded and got married
► 形容詞
どっこいどっこい [(5)どっこいどっこい] [coll] meaning: similar rank: 3
☆ 彼等の実力はどっこいどっこいだ ⇨ Their capabilities are neck and neck
► 形容動詞
同じ [おなじ] [同じくらい] meaning: similar rank: 1
☆ プロの野球選手になるのとプロの芸術家になるのは同じくらい難しい ⇨ Becoming a professional baseball player and professional artist are similarly, equally, difficult
☆ 彼は兄と同じくらい背が高い ⇨ He is as tall as his big brother
同じ [おなじ] [同じ様] meaning: similar rank: 1
☆ 最近の映画はどれも同じ様だ (おなじよう) ⇨ The recent movies are all similar
☆ 同じ様な事例は余り珍しくない (おなじよう) ⇨ Similar cases are uncommon
同様 [どうよう] [liter] meaning: similar rank: 2
☆ この自転車は全然乗っていないから新品同様だ ⇨ I haven’t been riding this bicycle so basically it is still brand-new
☆ 同様な事件が続けて起こった ⇨ Similar incidents happened in a row
似たり寄ったり [(4)にたりよったり] [coll] meaning: similar rank: 3
☆ どれも似たりよったりでこれと言って良いのがないね ⇨ Everything is similar and there is nothing that stands out (☛ Usually negative connotations)
同類 [どうるい] meaning: similar rank: 4
☆ 俺は彼奴等と同類じゃない ⇨ I am not the same kind with them (☛ Literally “similar species”)