そっくり

What it means

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.

Main 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

How to use it

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。