Shirabe
似て 非なる
pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
English jmdict
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pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) similar but different;alike only in appearance;falsely similar;spurious;sham;pseudo-
Other forms
Common Ichidan Intransitive
English jmdict
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Ichidan verbintransitive verb to resemble;to look like;to be like;to be alike;to be similar;to take after
I also heard a similar story.