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模倣 (もほう, mohou) Japanese meaning: imitation | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 模倣する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 模も 倣ほう する 模も 倣ほう しない Polite 模も 倣ほう します 模も 倣ほう しません Past polite 模も 倣ほう しました 模も 倣ほう しませんでした Past 模も 倣ほう した 模も 倣ほう しなかった Te-form 模も 倣ほう して 模も 倣ほう しないで Desire 模も 倣ほう したい 模も 倣ほう したくない Potential 模も 倣ほう できる 模も 倣ほう できない Passive 模も 倣ほう される 模も 倣ほう されない Causative 模も 倣ほう させる 模も 倣ほう させない Causative passive 模も 倣ほう させられる 模も 倣ほう させられない Volitional 模も 倣ほう しよう Polite volitional 模も 倣ほう しましょう Imperative 模も 倣ほう しろ 模も 倣ほう するな Conditional 模も 倣ほう すれば 模も 倣ほう しなければ Tara conditional 模も 倣ほう したら 模も 倣ほう しなかったら
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He succeeded by imitating his senior's method.
This design is an imitation of a famous work.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 模も 倣ほう する to imitate/copy something
He imitated that painter's style.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 模も 倣ほう an imitation of someone's (style, work, etc.)
This work is an imitation of a famous writer.
単たん なる 模も 倣ほう に 過す ぎない to be nothing more than an imitation
The critic said it was nothing more than an imitation.
Related words· 14 真似 is a casual, everyday word for copying or mimicking, while 模倣 is a more formal term used for systematic or artistic imitation.
模写 refers specifically to copying an existing artwork or piece of writing stroke-for-stroke, whereas 模倣 covers imitating style, behavior, or ideas more broadly.
複製 means making a physical reproduction or duplicate of an object or document, while 模倣 is about imitating a style, method, or behavior.
模倣 means copying someone's style or behavior, while 模擬 refers to creating a simulated situation for practice or testing.
Show 10 more 模倣 is the native Japanese word for imitation or copying in general, while ミミック is a loanword usually tied to gaming, biology, or tech contexts.
模倣する is a formal, often academic or legal term for copying, while 真似る is the everyday word for imitating someone's actions or speech.
模倣 emphasizes copying or imitating a specific method or style, while 追随 emphasizes following behind someone or something in a general sense of pursuit or emulation.
模倣する is a formal, often written word for imitating a style or method, whereas なぞる is more everyday and can also mean literally tracing a line.
Opposites 独創 means originality or creating something uniquely one's own, the opposite of 模倣, which means copying someone else's work or ideas.
模倣 means copying or imitating an existing work, the opposite of 創作's emphasis on making something original.
模倣 means imitation or copying, the opposite of 創意, which refers to original, inventive thinking.
Don't confuse with 模範 shares the kanji 模 with 模倣 but means 'a model or exemplary example to follow', not 'imitation'.
模倣 refers to imitating behavior, style, or art in a general sense, while 模造 specifically means producing a physical copy or replica of an object.
Written forms 模も 倣ほう Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
摸も 倣ほう Usage 1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the first character is a variant.
Etymology 模 (model, pattern) + 倣 (imitate, follow). The compound directly conveys the idea of following a model or example.
模倣 means imitation or copying in a neutral sense without necessarily implying dishonesty, while 盗作 specifically means stealing someone's work and passing it off as one's own.
模倣する is a formal, often academic word for imitating a style or method, whereas 似せる is a more everyday verb for making something resemble another thing.
模倣 is neutral imitation or copying without any comic intent, whereas パロディー deliberately adds a humorous or satirical twist.
模倣 is a formal, often technical term for copying styles, methods, or works, whereas 物まね is casual and refers to playfully mimicking a person.
模倣する is a formal, often academic word for imitating something (e.g. art, style), while 倣う is more common and often used with 先例・前例.
模倣する means to copy or imitate directly, while 準える implies a creative adaptation based on a model rather than a straight copy.
