類似性(るいじせい)

るいじせい
noun
similarity; resemblance
1. similarity; resemblance; likeness
The quality or state of being similar. Used in academic, analytical, and formal contexts to describe how closely two or more things resemble each other.
二(ふた)つの言語(げんご)には類似性(るいじせい)がある。
There is a similarity between the two languages.
両者(りょうしゃ)の類似性(るいじせい)を比較(ひかく)検討(けんとう)した。
We compared and examined the similarities between the two.
この二(ふた)つの事件(じけん)には偶然(ぐうぜん)とは思(おも)えない類似性(るいじせい)が見(み)られる。
These two cases show similarities that cannot be dismissed as coincidence.

Composed of 類似(るいじ) (similarity, resemblance) + 性(せい) (nature, quality). A formal, academic word used in research papers, legal contexts, and analytical discussions.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 類似性(るいじせい)がある: to have similarity
  • 類似性(るいじせい)が高(たか)い: to be highly similar
  • 類似性(るいじせい)を指摘(してき)する: to point out a similarity
  • 構造的(こうぞうてき)類似性(るいじせい): structural similarity

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 類似点(るいじてん): point of similarity — focuses on specific shared features
  • 共通性(きょうつうせい): commonality — emphasizes what is shared
  • 類(たぐ)い: kind, sort — more literary; used in expressions like 類(たぐ)いのない (unparalleled)
  • 相似(そうじ): similarity — used especially in mathematics for geometric similarity
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