How to say 'Imitate' in Japanese | 似せる

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The Japanese word for Imitate is 'Niseru', written as 似せる in Japanese.'Imitate' in hiragana is にせる.

word

似せる

Meaning

Imitate

Reading

にせる

niseru

Kanji

似Resemble

Explanation

The Japanese verb '似せる (にせる)' means 'to imitate' or 'to make something resemble something else'. It is often used when someone intentionally makes one thing look or act like another. For example: She imitated her teacher's voice「彼女は先生の声に似せた」(かのじょはせんせいのこえににせた). He made the painting resemble a famous artwork「彼はその絵を有名な芸術作品に似せた」(かれはそのえをゆうめいなげいじゅつさくひんににせた). This verb can also be used in contexts where something is designed or altered to mimic another thing, such as in fashion, art, or behavior.

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6087

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an ichidan verb. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 似せる

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

似

Meaning

Resemble

Hiragana in the Word 似せる

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

せ

Reading

hiragana

る

Reading

Words Related to 似せる Through the Kanji 似

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 似 as well.

word

似る

Meaning

Resemble

word

似ている

Meaning

Resemble

word

真似

Meaning

Imitation

word

似合う

Meaning

Suit

word

類似

Meaning

Similarity

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What does 'Niseru' (似せる) mean?

'Niseru' means 'Imitate' .

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