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擬: imitate

imitate; mimic
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Readings

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まがい・もどき

ぎ: 模擬(もぎ) "mock", 模擬試験(もぎしけん) "practice exam", 擬人化(ぎじんか) "personification", 擬音語(ぎおんご) "onomatopoeia", 擬態(ぎたい) "mimicry".

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Key words

擬態ぎたいmimicry; camouflage
模擬もぎmock; simulated
模擬試験もぎしけんmock exam
擬人化ぎじんかpersonification
擬音語ぎおんごonomatopoeia

Example sentences

This grasshopper hides itself by mimicking a dead leaf.

There is a mock exam at school next week.

In this picture book, the animals are personified.

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