Kanji Detail for 倣 - "to imitate, to follow"

倣

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

倣 means "to imitate, to follow." Also associated with to mimic.
1. Imitate - To copy; to follow as a model.
2. Follow - To emulate; to pattern after.
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- Verified meaning: to imitate, to follow
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to mimic
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

emulate; imitate

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

imitate

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 仿[fang3]

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To imitate. To follow. Meaning to do something with reference to another. Commonly written as 仿. Also written as 放.
Onyomi

hoh(ホウ)
Kunyomi

nara.u(なら-う)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

人亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)
Related Keywords

to imitate to follow to mimic emulate copy model replicate mirror pattern simulate conform adopt echo

全ての子供には、尊敬し模倣する人が必要だ。
Every child needs someone to look up to and copy.
特別な技能を必要とする分野を除けば、彼らは彼のスタイルをあらゆる点で模倣した。
They have imitated his style in all areas except those that require special skill.
宮廷では、平安初期には中国文化の模倣一辺倒でしたが、平安中期には日本的な美意識に基づいた文化が花開きました。
During the Heian period's initial stages, the imperial court completely devoted itself to imitating Chinese culture, however during the midst of the period, a culture based off of Japanese sense of beauty began to bloom.
「『ミーム』ってなぁに？『ムーミン』のこと？」「違うって。『ある情報がヒトからヒトへ模倣されながら人類の文化を形成していくもの』のこと」「何て？さっぱり分からない」
"What are 'memes'? You mean 'moomins'?" "No. It's where information is imitated from person-to-person to form human culture." "What? I don't get it."