擬 — kanji meaning “mimic”
擬
mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate
- Meanings
- mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate
- On'yomi
- ギ (gi)
- Kun'yomi
- まが.い、もど.き
- Strokes
- 17
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1990 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- nǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 擬
| 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 |
| 擬宝珠 | ぎぼし giboshi | ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob |
| 擬死 | ぎし gishi | feigning death; playing possum; tonic immobility |
| 擬古 | ぎこ giko | imitation of classical styles |
| 擬声語 | ぎせいご giseigo | onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia) |
| 模擬店 | もぎてん mogiten | refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar |
| 模擬試験 | もぎしけん mogishiken | mock exam; practice exam; practice test |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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