Nihongo no Tane 80 似ている Resembling | Japanese Immersion podcast

So-and-so looks just like that celebrity! Oh, I don't think so.

Recently two people told Yumi her son resembles someone famous. Yumi looked at the celebrities online and… didn't see the resemblance.

How is it some people see a resemblance when others don't? Today, Yumi talks about this phenomenon.

 

KEY VOCABULARY:

似(に)ている resembling; looks like

まず初(はじ)めは first of all

有名選手(ゆうめいせんしゅ) famous athlete

羽生結弦選手(はにゅうゆづるせんしゅ) the athlete Hanyuu Yuzuru [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzuru_Hanyu]

同感(どうかん) agree; same feeling; same opinion

芸能人(げいのうじん) celebrity; entertainer; performer

 

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