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Kanji Detail for 擬 - "to imitate, pseudo, to compare"

擬

  • Meaning

    擬 means "to imitate, pseudo, to compare."

    1. Imitate - To copy or mimic.

    2. Pseudo - Resembling but not genuine.

    3. Compare - To liken to something.

  • Words using 擬

    • 模擬 もぎ Listen imitation
    • 模擬試験 もぎしけん Listen mock exam; practice exam; practice test

  • Tattoo check: 擬

    • Verified meaning: to imitate, pseudo, to compare
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    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

    mimic; aim (a gun) at; nominate; imitate

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    draft; intend, plan, propose

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate; to assess; to compare; pseudo-

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to draft, to plan; to intend

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

    To estimate. Meaning to consider in preparation. Such as 擬案, 擬稿. | To compare. In literature, there are 擬古, 擬作, meaning imitation.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    gi(ギ) ギ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    maga.i(まがい) まがい

    modo.ki(もどき) もどき

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to imitate pseudo to compare fake measure think imitation mimicry simulation copy counterfeit duplicate echo emulate impersonate liken mirror mock model replicate resemble simulate

Sentences including 擬

  • Creationism is pseudoscience.

  • The future pilot is trained in a mock cockpit.

  • Sport is frankly mimic warfare.

  • As to onomatopoetic expressions, we find interesting examples in Hopi.

  • Having failed my mock examinations any number of times, when I actually tried taking it the result was nothing I'd imagined.

  • Try a 50 minute mock examination, and know just how good you really are.

  • Of course. Now that you say that, certainly Ms Tanaka wasn't shot even once in the mock battles.

More kanji with the radical 手 扌 (te・tehen)

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