倣

音読おんよみ: ホウ

訓読くんよみ: なら

画数かくすう: 10

部首ぶしゅ: 亻(にんべん)

Meaning

Imitate / Follow / Model after

  • ならう — to imitate; to follow as a model
  • A にならって — following the example of A
  • 模倣もほう — imitation; copying a style or method
  • 模倣犯もほうはん — copycat criminal
  • 模倣品もほうひん — imitation product; knockoff

The kanji combines the person radical with the element , which can mean “direction” or “way.” Together they suggest a person following someone else’s way — copying a style, method, or behavior. That’s why 倣 appears in words about imitation and modeling yourself after a good example.

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