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倣 means 'imitate'
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ホウ
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Left two components form a rare kanji 仿 (imitate), which is etymologically the basis of 倣.
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Although 倣 pops up in words for “copycat” and “counterfeit goods,” it’s not all bad. Imitation may lead to innovation. As one Japanese writer said, “Imitation is the mother of originality, its only real mother.” Our kanji also factors into terms for following in people’s footsteps. Back on the dark side, find out what the “Trump Cannon” is, and see why the Asahi Shimbun is hated!
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㫃 the man knows the way
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 倣 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 倣 is used 9 times, read 2 ways.
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ホウ
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
imitation; copying(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
ならう
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Most common form: ならう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to imitate; to follow; to emulate (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
An additional 㫃 less common words include 倣 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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