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倣 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「亻」

道
3Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「亻」
On
ホウほう · hō
Kun
なら.うnara.u
Meaning
emulate; imitate

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

亻 "person" with 放: to follow another's way — to emulate, to imitate.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onホウほうhō模倣もほう
Kunならうnarau倣うならう

Compare: 習う

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 倣うならう

    to emulate

  • 模倣もほう

    imitation

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

先例(せんれい)に倣(なら)って進(すす)めた。

We proceeded following precedent.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 亻Map of reading ホウAll maps

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