真似

まね

imitation, mimicry

Mnemonic

You make it look true by looking like the thing itself. My daughter does me, mane まね and all, and rather too well: まね.

Worth knowing

真似をする is the usual shape for copying somebody.

Built from

真

truth, real

A lid over something set down straight and true underneath it. Nothing altered on the way.

似

resemble

亻 a person on the left with 以 beside them, the marker that fixes one thing against another. Held up for comparison.

Words sharing these kanji

写真 photograph 真剣 serious, sincere 真面目 serious, earnest 真っ赤 deep red 真実 truth, reality 真っ直ぐ straight ahead, straightforward 似る to look similar to, to resemble 似合う to suit, to match well

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