彷ほう彿ふつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle, transitive verb

close resemblance; vivid reminder

Describes something that strongly evokes or resembles something else, often a memory or past scene. Typically used in the pattern 〜を彷彿とさせる.

• その風ふう景けいは故こ郷きょうを彷ほう彿ふつとさせた。

  The scenery vividly reminded me of my hometown.

• 彼かれの演えん技ぎは往おう年ねんの名めい優ゆうを彷ほう彿ふつとさせる。

  His performance is reminiscent of the great actors of the past.

adverb taking the 'to' particle, taru-adjective

dim; faint; vague

Rare literary use describing something indistinct or blurred, often in older texts. Modern usage is almost entirely limited to sense 1.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、物ものの形かたちが彷ほう彿ふつとして見みえると記しるされている。

  In old documents, it is written that the shape of things appears dimly.