How to say "mimic" in Japanese

• 真似るまねるJLPT N2approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbThe verb 'to mimic; to imitate': copying someone's actions, speech, or manner. The general verb for imitation, as when a child mimics a parent's gestures or an entertainer mimics a celebrity's voice.
  オウムはしばしば人ひとの言葉ことばをまねる。↗

  Parrots often imitate human speech.
• ミミックCommon
  nounThe noun 'mimic': a person or thing that mimics another. A loanword used in contexts such as biology's mimicry or fantasy games; for the verb 'to mimic', use 真似る.

Use 「真似る」 for the verb 'to mimic', copying a person's actions, speech, or manner, and 「ミミック」 for the noun 'mimic', a person or thing that mimics another, as in biology or fantasy games.

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• 真似るまねるto mimic
• ミミックmimic
• 擬するぎするto imitate
• 擬すぎすto imitate