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    3. 真似る

    真似る

    真ま似ねる​

    to mimic

    N2KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab18 strokes

    まねる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to mimic, to imitate

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    子こ供どもは親おやの行こう動どうを真ま似ねる。

    Children imitate their parents' actions.

    KMT5Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    オウムは人にん間げんの言こと葉ばを真ま似ねることができる。

    Parrots can imitate human speech.

    KMT6AnimalsDaily Life
    彼かれは有ゆう名めい人じんの話はなし方かたを真ま似ねるのが得とく意いだ。

    He is good at imitating the way celebrities speak.

    KMT7Daily LifeMusic & Entertainment
    料りょう理り番ばん組ぐみを見みて、シェフの動うごきを真ま似ねてみた。

    I watched a cooking show and tried to imitate the chef's movements.

    KMT7Daily LifeFood & Dining
    成せい功こうしたビジネスモデルを真ま似ねるだけでは不ふ十じゅう分ぶんだ。

    Simply imitating successful business models is not enough.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    真
    ま・ま-・まこと…(16)
    true・reality・Buddhist sect
    Kanji
    似
    に.る・ひ.る…(2)
    becoming・resemble・counterfeit・imitate・suitable
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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