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擬

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

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes17

Readings

On'yomi

  • ギ

Kun'yomi

  • まが.い
  • もど.き

Meaning

擬 centers on creating a likeness or representation: mimicking, imitating, or aiming at something as a target. The nomination sense extends this idea of putting someone forward as a candidate, like pointing at them.

Most common words using 擬

20 of 83
  • 擬人ぎじん

    simulation of a person

  • 模擬もぎ

    imitation

  • 擬きもどき

    -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...

  • 擬態ぎたい

    mimicry; mimesis; camouflage

  • 擬音ぎおん

    imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

  • 擬ぎ

    pseudo-; quasi-

  • 擬態語ぎたいご

    phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")

  • 擬古ぎこ

    imitation of classical styles

  • 擬闘ぎとう

    stage combat; staged fighting; fight choreography

  • 擬制ぎせい

    (legal) fiction

  • 擬宝珠ぎぼし

    ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob

  • 模擬試験もぎしけん
    N1

    mock exam; practice exam; practice test

  • 模擬店もぎてん

    refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar

  • サフラン擬サフランもどき

    zephyr lily

  • トイレ用擬音装置トイレようぎおんそうち

    toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound

  • 人擬きひともどき

    pseudo-human

  • 大葉擬宝珠おおばぎぼうし

    Hosta montana (species of plantain lily)

  • 大黒椋鳥擬おおくろむくどりもどき

    common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)

  • 太平洋赤坊擬たいへいようあかぼうもどき

    Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus); Indo-Pacific beaked whale; tropical bottlenose whale

  • 小葉擬宝珠こばぎぼうし

    Hosta sieboldii (species of plantain lily)

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Etymology

擬 combines 扌 (hand) with 疑, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of comparing or resembling. The hand suggests an action of making something similar or aiming.

Meaning mnemonic

The hand radical 扌 beside 疑 (doubt) suggests using your hand to create a copy so close it makes you doubt which is real. That hand is mimicking, imitating, or aiming at the original.

Reading mnemonic

For ギ, imagine a mimic using a hand puppet that looks like a key: key -> ギ, and the hand makes the puppet imitate the real key.