Kanji 擬 mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate Related words 疑ぎ 似じ 疑似 is a more common and broader term for 'pseudo-' or 'simulated', often used in everyday contexts, while 擬 is a prefix used mainly in compound technical terms.
模も 擬ぎ 模擬 means 'simulation' or 'mock' and is used for practice or imitation of real situations, e.g., 模擬試験 (mock exam). 擬 is a bound prefix that cannot stand alone.
Word family· 38 personification; simulation of a person
simulation; mock; imitation
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
imitative sound; sound effect
imitation of classical styles; classicism
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legal fiction
ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob · Welsh onion flower; leek flower · hosta; plantain lily
imitate; copy; mimic · enter as a candidate; put forward · press against; thrust at · compare; liken
bluff; feint; deception
couvade
feigning death; playing dead; thanatosis
imitation wool
imitation; copy; forgery
imitation leather; faux leather; synthetic leather
lure; artificial bait
imitate; copy; mimic · enter as a candidate; nominate · press against; thrust at · compare; liken
personification
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Etymology The kanji 擬 means 'imitate' or 'mimic'. As a prefix, it derives from the on'yomi reading ぎ and is used in compound words to indicate something that is pseudo- or quasi-.
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