
KANJI
擬
imitate
mimic, simulate, feign, pretend
Kun'yomi
なぞらまが
On'yomi
ぎ
Example sentences
来週、JLPTの模擬試験を受ける予定です。
I plan to take a mock JLPT exam next week.
この詩では、風がまるで生きているかのように擬人化されている。
In this poem, the wind is personified as if it were alive.
昆虫の中には、捕食者から身を守るために植物に擬態するものがいる。
Among insects, there are some that mimic plants to protect themselves from predators.
Practice exercises
1
擬
Answer
ぎ
2
擬
Answer
imitatemimicpseudoquasi
3
模擬
imitation; mock (e.g., mock exam)
Answer
もぎ
4
擬態
mimicry; camouflage
Answer
ぎたい
5
擬制
legal fiction; deeming; supposition
Answer
ぎせい
6
擬する
to imitate; to liken to; to consider as
Answer
ぎする