似合う
にあう
to suit, to look good on, to go well with
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Examples
その帽子、よく似合いますね。
そのぼうし、よくにあいますね。
That hat really suits you.
あのドレスは彼女によく似合う。
あのドレスはかのじょによくにあう。
That dress really becomes her.
この色は部屋の雰囲気に似合わないと思います。
このいろはへやのふんいきににあわないとおもいます。
I don't think this colour goes with the feel of the room.
Common patterns
- よく似合う
- to suit someone well
- 服が似合う
- clothes suit someone
- お似合いの二人
- a well-matched couple
Memory tip
The person takes に: 君にその服が似合う. It is intransitive, so the clothes do the suiting and you never mark them with を.
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