Japanese symbol for “simulated”

擬似的

ぎじてき

Romaji: gijiteki

pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated

In Japanese, simulated is 擬似的, read ぎじてき (gijiteki).

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Meanings

adj-na pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated

Written forms: 擬似的、疑似的. Readings: ぎじてき.

Kanji and stroke order

擬

mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate

on: ギ
kun: まが.い、もど.き

17 strokes · JLPT 1

似

becoming, resemble, counterfeit

on: ジ
kun: に.る、ひ.る

7 strokes · JLPT 2

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
模擬	もぎ mogi	imitation
擬人	ぎじん gijin	simulation of a person
擬態	ぎたい gitai	mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
擬音	ぎおん gion	imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
擬態語	ぎたいご gitaigo	phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")
擬制	ぎせい gisei	(legal) fiction
類似	るいじ ruiji	resemblance; similarity; likeness
似合う	にあう niau	to suit; to match; to become
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.