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真似る (まねる): to mimic, to imitate — Japanese vocabulary

真似る is read まねる and means "to mimic, to imitate". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

真似る

Reading
まねる · maneru
Translation
to mimic, to imitate
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
まねるが

Example

ただ彼のすることをまねてごらん。

ただかれのすることをまねてごらん。

Just imitate what he does.

Kanji in this word

  • 真 — truth, real
  • 似 — resemble

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