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シミュレーション

also: シュミレーション

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

General term for a computer simulation, model, or mock exercise. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

このソフトで地じ震しんのシミュレーションができる。
You can run an earthquake simulation with this software.
避ひ難なん訓くん練れんのために火か災さいをシミュレーションした。
We simulated a fire for the evacuation drill.

2

noun

diving; flopping; simulation (foul)

sports

Sports term for faking a foul or injury to deceive the referee; common in soccer contexts.

あの選せん手しゅはシミュレーションでイエローカードをもらった。
That player got a yellow card for diving.

Written forms

シミュレーションUsage92%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'simulation'.
シュミレーションUsage8%
irregular kana usage
Common metathesis variant; widely used but considered irregular by some prescriptive sources.

Similar words

模も擬ぎ
模擬 is a native Japanese term for 'mock' or 'simulated', often used in compounds like 模擬試験 (mock exam). シミュレーション is a loanword more strongly associated with computer or scientific simulations.
ダイブ
ダイブ is a general loanword for 'dive', while シミュレーション in sports specifically means faking a foul or diving to deceive.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'simulation'. The variant シュミレーション is a common metathesis of シミュ to シュミ.