漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

3Junior high level10 strokesRadical
On
ホウ
Kun
なら.う
Meaning
emulate; imitate

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ホウ模倣
ならう倣う

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

先例に倣って進めた。

We proceeded following precedent.

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