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    3. 擬す

    擬す

    擬ぎす​

    to imitate

    NTVerb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ぎす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to imitate, to copy, to mimic
    2.
    to enter someone as a candidate
    3.
    to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back)
    4.
    to compare, to liken

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    擬
    まが.い・もど.き…(1)
    mimic・aim (a gun) at・nominate・imitate
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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