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模作 (もさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

模も作さく

も

さ

く

Meanings

1

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

imitation work; copy; reproduction

Refers to a work created by imitating another, often in art or literature. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to imitate' or 'to copy'.

この絵えは有ゆう名めいな作さく品ひんの模も作さくだ。
This painting is an imitation of a famous work.
彼かれは

先せん

輩ぱい

の

スタイル

を

模も

作さく

し

て

小しょう

説せつ

を

書か

い

た

。

He wrote a novel imitating his senior's style.

Written forms

模も作さくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for 'imitation work'.
摸も作さく
Variant kanji form using 摸 instead of 模; less common.

Kanji

模imitation, copy, mock
作make, production, prepare
摸search, imitate, copy

Similar words

模も倣ほう
模倣 is a more general term for imitation or copying, while 模作 specifically refers to an imitative work or the act of creating such a work.
複ふく製せい
複製 means reproduction or duplication, often with a focus on exact copying, whereas 模作 implies creative imitation rather than mechanical reproduction.

Etymology

Compound of 模 (も, 'imitate') and 作 (さく, 'make'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for 'imitation work'.