擬する ぎする to imitate; to copy; to mimic vs-s vt to enter someone as a candidate vs-s vt to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back) vs-s vt to compare; to liken vs-s vt Advanced ➥
擬き もどき -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ... n-suf uk comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts) n criticism; censure n arch Advanced ➥