Learn Japanese through Shoujo Manga:  似合う / にあう / Niau

Let’s take a look at how to use this word in a sentence!

Example Sentences

First, let’s look at what the boy in our example picture is saying! First, let’s make a word bank!

EnglishHiraganaKanjiRomaji (reading)
HairかみKami
To suitにあう似合うNiau
To thinkおもう思うOmou

Now, let’s write out what he said in romaji!:

“Kami! ni, niatteru to omou yo?”

Let’s change it to hiragana:

”かみ!に、にあってる と おもう よ?”

And lastly, let’s add in the kanji:

”髪!に、似合ってる と 思う よ?”

We can translate this sentence using our word bank at the top:

Your hair! I-I think it suits you..?


What if we want to say… “Those glasses suit you!”!? First up, we of course need a word bank!

EnglishHiragana/ KatakanaKanjiRomaji (reading)
ThoseそのそのSono
GlassesメガネメガネMegane
To suitにあう似合うNiau

Now that we know all of the relevant words, let’s put them together in a sentence!

First, in romaji only:

Sono megane wa niatteimasu yo

Now using hiragana:

その メガネ は にあっています よ

Now let’s add in the kanji:

その メガネ は 似合っています よ


Let’s try one more sentence! What if we want to say… “Green clothes suit him“? Let’s get the word bank started!

EnglishHiraganaKanjiRomaji (reading)
HeかれKare
GreenみどりMidori
ClothesふくFuku
To suitにあう似合うNiau

Alright, let’s make some sentences!

First, using romaji only:

Kare wa midori fuku ga niatteimasu

Now using hiragana:

かれ は みどり ふく が にあっています

Now let’s add in the kanji:

彼 は 緑 服 が 似合っています


And that’s niau! Have you ever heard this word before?


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