模倣

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 模倣 – see 模仿 (“to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; to model; to follow the example of; to take as one's model; to pattern after”). (This term is a variant form of 模仿).

Japanese

Etymology

模 is a daiyōji replacing 摸.

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
模	倣
も Grade: 6	ほう Grade: S
goon	on'yomi

Alternative spellings
摸倣摹倣

(Tokyo) もほー [mòhóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [mo̞ho̞ː]

Noun

模(も)倣(ほう) • (mohō) ^{←もはう (mofau)^?}

imitation, copying

Verb

模(も)倣(ほう)する • (mohō suru) ^{←もはう (mofau)^?}transitive suru (stem 模(も)倣(ほう)し (mohō shi), past 模(も)倣(ほう)した (mohō shita))

to imitate, to copy

Conjugation

Conjugation of "模倣する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	模倣し	もほうし	mohō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	模倣し	もほうし	mohō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	模倣する	もほうする	mohō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	模倣する	もほうする	mohō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	模倣すれ	もほうすれ	mohō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	模倣せよ¹ 模倣しろ²	もほうせよ¹ もほうしろ²	mohō seyo¹ mohō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	模倣される	もほうされる	mohō sareru
Causative	模倣させる模倣さす	もほうさせるもほうさす	mohō saseru mohō sasu
Potential	模倣できる	もほうできる	mohō dekiru
Volitional	模倣しよう	もほうしよう	mohō shiyō
Negative	模倣しない	もほうしない	mohō shinai
Negative continuative	模倣せず	もほうせず	mohō sezu
Formal	模倣します	もほうします	mohō shimasu
Perfective	模倣した	もほうした	mohō shita
Conjunctive	模倣して	もほうして	mohō shite
Hypothetical conditional	模倣すれば	もほうすれば	mohō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
模	倣
ぼ Grade: 6	ほう Grade: S
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
摸倣

(Tokyo) ぼほー [bòhóó] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [bo̞ho̞ː]

Noun

模(ぼ)倣(ほう) • (bohō) ^{←ぼはう (bofau)^?}

(uncommon) imitation, copying

Verb

模(ぼ)倣(ほう)する • (bohō suru) ^{←ぼはう (bofau)^?}transitive suru (stem 模(ぼ)倣(ほう)し (bohō shi), past 模(ぼ)倣(ほう)した (bohō shita))

(uncommon) to imitate, to copy

Conjugation

Conjugation of "模倣する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	模倣し	ぼほうし	bohō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	模倣し	ぼほうし	bohō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	模倣する	ぼほうする	bohō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	模倣する	ぼほうする	bohō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	模倣すれ	ぼほうすれ	bohō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	模倣せよ¹ 模倣しろ²	ぼほうせよ¹ ぼほうしろ²	bohō seyo¹ bohō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	模倣される	ぼほうされる	bohō sareru
Causative	模倣させる模倣さす	ぼほうさせるぼほうさす	bohō saseru bohō sasu
Potential	模倣できる	ぼほうできる	bohō dekiru
Volitional	模倣しよう	ぼほうしよう	bohō shiyō
Negative	模倣しない	ぼほうしない	bohō shinai
Negative continuative	模倣せず	ぼほうせず	bohō sezu
Formal	模倣します	ぼほうします	bohō shimasu
Perfective	模倣した	ぼほうした	bohō shita
Conjunctive	模倣して	ぼほうして	bohō shite
Hypothetical conditional	模倣すれば	ぼほうすれば	bohō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“模倣”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
模	倣

Noun

模倣 • (mobang) (hangeul 모방)

hanja form^? of 모방 (“imitation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
模	倣

Noun

模倣

chữ Hán form of mô phỏng (“simulation”)