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亜流 (aryuu) Japanese meaning: inferior imitator | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 亜 Asia, rank next, come after Related words 模も 倣ほう 模倣 is a general term for imitation or copying, without necessarily implying inferiority. 亜流 specifically suggests a lesser, derivative version.
パクリ パクリ is a colloquial, often accusatory term for plagiarism or blatant copying. 亜流 is more formal and can be used in critical or academic contexts.
Etymology From 亜 (a, 'sub-', 'secondary') + 流 (ryū, 'school', 'style'). Literally 'sub-school' or 'branch style', it originally referred to a derivative school of thought or art, later gaining the negative nuance of a poor imitation.
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