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似合う

にあう

to suit, to look good on, to go well with

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Examples

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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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