emulate, imitate
On'yomi (音読み)
- ホウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- なら.う
About this kanji
The kanji 倣, pronounced as 'ほう' in on'yomi and 'ならう' in kun'yomi, primarily means to emulate or imitate. It is often used as a verb, as in 倣う, which means 'to imitate.' You’ll frequently see it in compounds like 模倣 (もほう), meaning 'imitation,' and 模倣者 (もほうしゃ), which translates to 'imitator.' Another common term is 模倣品 (もほうひん), referring to 'counterfeit goods.' This kanji is essential in contexts where imitation plays a role, but be aware that while imitation can be positive, as in learning or adapting, it may also carry negative connotations when it comes to copying without originality.
Example sentences
彼の行動は美しい倣いだ。
His behavior is a beautiful imitation.
Meanings across languages
- English
- emulate, imitate
- Tiếng Việt
- bắt chước, mô phỏng
- 日本語
- 模倣する, 似せる
- 한국어
- 모방하다, 닮다
- 中文
- 模仿, 仿效
- id
- meniru
- th
- เลียนแบบ
- es
- emular
- fr
- imiter
- de
- nachahmen
- pt
- emular
Common compounds
- 模倣imitation, copying
- 倣うto imitate, to follow, to copy
- 模倣者imitator
- 模倣犯copycat criminal, copycat crime
- 模倣品counterfeit goods, knock-off, imitation
- 先例に倣うto follow precedent
- 前例に倣うto follow (copy after) a precedent
- 顰みに倣うto imitate ridiculously
Words using this kanji
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