Kanji 倣: emulate, imitate

Key takeaways

Kanji 倣: emulate, imitate. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

倣

Meaning

emulateimitate

On reading

ホウ

Kun reading

なら.う

Radical

人

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 倣

emulate, imitate

Kanji structure breakdown

倣

Structure breakdown

亻 + 放

Mnemonic story

It represents a person (亻) following the way or actions set (放) by someone else. You can easily remember the meaning and reading by thinking of the word 'imitation' (模倣 - mobang).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ホウ

模倣もほう
imitation / copying

Kun reading

なら.う

倣うならう
to imitate / to follow / to emulate

Commonly used words

模倣
もほう
imitation / copying
倣う
ならう
to imitate / to follow / to emulate

Example sentences

Example 1

子供は親の言葉を模倣する。

Translation

Children imitate their parents' words.

Example 2

彼の作品は有名画家の模倣だ。

Translation

His work is an imitation of a famous painter.

Example 3

先輩のやり方を倣って勉強した。

Translation

I studied by following my senior's method.

Example 4

動物の動きを倣う子供が多い。

Translation

Many children imitate the movements of animals.

Kanji 倣: emulate, imitate

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

模倣 (もほう): meaning and examples

倣う (ならう): meaning and examples