擬

Word usually written using kana alone; Noun, used as a suffix

-like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...

Common noun

comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts)

Archaic; Common noun

criticism; censure

Prefix

pseudo-; quasi-

Biology

mimicry; mimesis; camouflage

imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect

Suru verb - special class

to imitate; to copy; to mimic

Suru verb - special class

to enter someone as a candidate

Suru verb - special class

to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back)

Suru verb - special class

to compare; to liken

personification; anthropomorphization

to imitate; to copy; to mimic

to enter someone as a candidate

to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back)

to compare; to liken

simulation of a person

Linguistics; E.g., じめじめ、ゆったり

phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")

Linguistics

onomatopoeic word

ornamental railing top; bridge railing-post knob

Welsh onion flower; leek flower

Word usually written using kana alone

hosta; plantain lily

feigning death; playing possum; tonic immobility; thanatosis; apparent death

bluff; deceiving an enemy

imitation of classical styles

Linguistics

onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia)

personification

Law

(legal) fiction

Fishing

lure; artificial bait

classical style

stage combat; staged fighting; fight choreography

pseudorandom number

imitation; forgery; copy

imitation leather

pseudoclassic