Vocab Info

A4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

(なぞ)to trace (drawing), to follow

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to trace (drawing), to follow

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to imitate, to copy, to reproduce

    All Forms

    なぞる

    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    Examples

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      (ゆび)でこの(くろ)部分(ぶぶん)をなぞりましょう。

      Let's trace this black part with our fingers.

      漢字(かんじ)勉強(べんきょう)するためにお()(ほん)鉛筆(えんぴつ)でなぞる。

      To study kanji, I trace the examples with a pencil.

      事件(じけん)経過(けいか)をもう一度(いちど)なぞると、(あたら)たなことが()かった。

      By reproducing the course of events again, we discovered something new.

      ()不自由(ふじゆう)(ひと)点字(てんじ)(ゆび)でなぞって文章(ぶんしょう)()んでいるようです。

      It appears that a visually impaired person is reading a passage by tracing Braille with their finger.

      あらすじをなぞっただけの読書(どくしょ)感想(かんそう)(ぶん)(たか)評価(ひょうか)をつけることは出来(でき)ない。

      You can't give a high rating to a book report that merely copied the synopsis.

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