Japanese Word Entry
擬態Kana: | ぎたい |
Romaji: | gitai |
Definition: | mimicry, mimesis, camouflage |
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Chinese characters used in this word
擬 | mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate, draft, intend, plan, propose |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄋㄧˇ (nǐ) |
Cantonese: | ji5 |
Japanese: | ギ (gi) / まが.い (magai)、 もど.き (modoki)、 なぞらえる (nazoraeru)、 はかる (hakaru) |
Korean: | 의 (eui) |
Vietnamese: | nghĩ |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 拟 |
Semantic variant form: | 儗 |
態 | attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs), manner, bearing |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄊㄞˋ (tài) |
Cantonese: | taai3 |
Japanese: | タイ (tai) / わざ.と (wazato)、 さま (sama) |
Korean: | 태 (tae) |
Vietnamese: | thái |
Variants
Simplified Chinese form: | 态 |