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N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, No-adjective

模倣(もほう)imitation, copying

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, No-adjective

      1.

      imitation, copying

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    模倣 【もほう】摸倣 【もほう】

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      模倣(もほう)した作品(さくひん)には独自(どくじ)(せい)がない。

      Imitated works lack originality. {imitation, copying}

      • N2

      無断(むだん)(ひと)作品(さくひん)模倣(もほう)してはいけません。

      You must not imitate someone's work without permission. {imitation, copying}

      • N2

      (ぼく)退学(たいがく)原因(げんいん)は、他人(たにん)論文(ろんぶん)模倣(もほう)したことだ。

      The reason for my expulsion was that I imitated someone else's thesis. {imitation, copying}

      • N2

      明治(めいじ)時代(じだい)(はい)ってから、日本(にほん)西洋(せいよう)洋服(ようふく)模倣(もほう)(はじ)めたのだとか。

      I heard that Japan began to imitate Western clothing after entering the Meiji era. {imitation, copying}

      • N2

      許可(きょか)()ることなく他人(たにん)作品(さくひん)模倣(もほう)したのなら、(うった)えられるのも当然(とうぜん)です。

      If you imitate someone else's work without getting permission, it's only natural that you would be sued. {imitation, copying}

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