Info on the Kanji 擬

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Meaning(s)

mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate

Reading(s)

onyomi GI
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 17
grade s
jlpt level N1
Example words with 擬
WordMeaning

gi
pseudo- / quasi-
あゆぎ
ayu gi
kissing loach
なぞらい
nazorai
imitation / sham / -like
ぎき
gi ki
pseudo-
ぎす
gisu
to imitate / to copy / to mimic / to enter someone as a candidate / to press / to compare / to liken
ぎえさ
gi esa
artificial bait
ぎおん
gion
imitative sounds
ぎかわ
gi kawa
imitation leather
ぎこ
gi ko
imitation of classical styles
ぎし
gi shi
feigning death
ぎじ
giji
suspected / pseudo / sham / quasi / false / mock
ぎじん
gijin
simulation of a person
ぎせい
gi sei
legal fiction
ぎせい
gi sei
bluff / deceiving an enemy
ぎせい
gi sei
imitation / forgery / copy
ぎそう
gisou
disguise / camouflage / masquerade
ぎあし
gi ashi
pseudopodium / pseudopod
ぎたい
gitai
mimesis / mimicry / camouflage
ぎと
gi to
fight scene / stage combat / staged sword fight
ぎべん
gi ben
couvade
ぎけ
gi ke
imitation wool
ぎくすり
gi kusuri
inactive placebo / placebo
ぎさそり
gi sasori
pseudoscorpion / false scorpion
うめぎ
ume gi
japanese winterberry / ilex serrata
もぎ
mogi
imitation / sham / mock / simulation
もぎ
mogi
imitation / sham / mock / simulation
さそりぎ
sasori gi
whip scorpion
ぶりぎ
buri gi
pilot fish
がんぎき
gan gi ki
deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
い物なぞらいもの
nazorai mono
imitation / fake / sham
えるなぞらえる
nazorae ru
to pattern after / to liken to / to imitate
するぎする
gisu ru
to imitate / to copy / to mimic / to enter someone as a candidate / to press / to compare / to liken
餌鉤ぎえさこう
gi esa kou
artificial fly / lure / spinner
音語ぎおんご
gion go
example of onomatopoeia / onomatopoeic word
革紙ぎかわかみ
gi kawa kami
imitation leather
古文ぎこぶん
gi kobun
classical style
射影ぎしゃえい
gi shaei
quasiprojective
人化ぎじんか
gijinka
personification / anthropomorphication
人観ぎじんかん
gijin kan
anthropomorphism
人法ぎじんほう
gijinhou
personification
声語ぎせいご
giseigo
onomatope
態語ぎたいご
gitai go
mimetic word / word that mimics something that does not make a sound
白蟻ぎしろあり
gi shiro ari
web-spinner
爆弾ぎばくだん
gi bakudan
dummy bomb
宝珠ぎたからしゅ
gi takara shu
ornamental railing top / bridge railing-post knob / welsh onion flower / leek flower / hosta / plantain lily
有効ぎゆうこう
gi yuukou
pseudoeffective
螳螂ぎとうろう
gi tourou
mantidfly
栗鼠くりねずみぎ
kurinezumi gi
tree shrew
黒梅くろうめぎ
kuro ume gi
japanese buckthorn
しりぎき
shiri gi ki
male homosexual / faggot / poofter
うめぎき
ume gi ki
japanese winterberry / ilex serrata
白蟻しろありぎ
shiro ari gi
web-spinner
蔓梅つるうめぎ
tsuru ume gi
celastrus orbiculatus
もぎせん
mogisen
sham battle
もぎてん
mogiten
refreshment booth
もぎかたな
mogi katana
practice sword / fake sword
蟷螂とうろうぎ
tourou gi
mantidfly
蟻象虫ぎありぞうむし
gi ari zou mushi
sweet potato weevil
古主義ぎこしゅぎ
gi ko shugi
archaism / pseudoclassicism
古典的ぎこてんてき
gi kotenteki
pseudoclassic
似科学ぎじかがく
giji kagaku
pseudoscience
似乱数ぎじらんすう
giji ransuu
pseudorandom number
宝珠虫ぎたからしゅむし
gi takara shu mushi
acorn worm
銀竜草ぎんりゅうくさぎ
gin ryuu kusa gi
indian pipe
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Example Sentences with 擬
創造説は似科学だ。

50分の模試験に挑戦して、試験であなたの実力がどれくらいかがわかります。

試験に何回も失敗して、実際に受けてみたら思わぬ結果が出た。

なるほど、言われてみれば確かに、田中さんは模戦で一度も被弾していませんでしたね。



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