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倣う (ならう): to imitate, to follow, to emulate — Japanese vocabulary

倣う is read ならう and means "to imitate, to follow, to emulate". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

倣う

Reading
ならう · narau
Translation
to imitate, to follow, to emulate
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ならうが

Example

彼は父親の例にならっていった。

かれはちちおやのれいにならっていった。

He followed in his father's footsteps.

Kanji in this word

  • 倣 — imitate, follow

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