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

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
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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
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