The Meaning of sokkuri [そっくり] In Japanese

そっくり
そっくり
Romaji: sokkuri N5

What does そっくり mean?

Translation and Meaning

look-alike, identical, very similar, in exact likeness

Definition

What does そっくり mean? It means to be exactly alike in appearance and, more broadly, to resemble another person or thing very closely.

Type

na-adjective (形容動詞)

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • strong visual resemblance; looks exactly like
  • used in phrases like そっくりだ and そっくりそのまま to emphasize exactness
  • can refer to resemblance in traits or manner in a loose sense

Usage

Used in casual and neutral contexts; typically used with subjects describing people or things. Common patterns include X は Y にそっくりだ, そっくりだ. Examples: 彼は父親にそっくりだ。 この猫は私にそっくりだ。
💡 Tips
Mnemonic: visualize a perfect twin in matching outfits and say sokkuri to recall that something is an exact likeness.

Variations

  • 似ている (にている) – to resemble
  • よく似ている (よくにている) – to look very similar
  • そっくりさん (そっくりさん) – a look-alike

Example Phrases

  • 彼は 私に 「そっくり」 だと、 家族は 本当に 驚いた。
    Kare wa watashi ni 「sokkuri」 da to, kazoku wa hontō ni odoroita.
    He is the spitting image of me, and the family was really surprised.
    Lista:
    • 彼は (kare wa) – he
    • 私に (watashi ni) – to me
    • 「そっくり」 (sokkuri) – exact likeness
    • だと、 (da to,) – that
    • 家族は (kazoku wa) – the family
    • 本当に (hontō ni) – really
    • 驚いた。 (odoroita.) – was surprised
    そっくり means ‘a perfect likeness’; here it is used as 「そっくり」 with に to express resemblance to someone else, followed by だ.
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