mimicking an animal call; imitating a sound
Refers to the act of imitating bird or animal vocalizations, or more broadly any sound imitation. Often used in contexts like bird-calling or voice mimicry.
He is very good at imitating bird calls.
子供たちは動物の鳴き真似をして遊んでいた。
The children were playing by imitating animal sounds.
Standard kanji spelling using 真似 for 'imitation'.
Common kana-mixed spelling; まね is often written in kana.
Compound of 鳴き (naki, 'crying, calling', from 鳴く) and 真似 (mane, 'imitation').