Imitation
Mimicry, Impersonation
noun, verbal noun
You're taking reality and trying to resemble it. To do this, you have to do an imitation, mimicry, or an impersonation.
This word uses the kun'yomi reading for 真 and an irregular reading for 似. You've already learned the reading for 真, but here's a mnemonic to help you with 似:
What are you doing an imitation of? A horse! You gallop around neighing (ね) at the top of your lungs! That's a pretty good imitation.
人の真似
imitating someone
大人の真似
imitating an adult, acting like an adult
親の真似
imitating a parent, acting like a parent
先生の真似
imitating a teacher, acting like a teacher
鳴き真似
mimicking an animal's call
泣き真似
pretending to cry
泣く真似
pretending to cry
食べる真似
pretending to eat
ふざけた真似
acting flippantly, acting stupid
バカな真似
acting like a fool
ひきょうな真似
acting like a coward, pulling a mean trick
勝手な真似
acting selfish
四歳になる娘が、見るもの全てを真似するので困っています。
I am having trouble because my four-year-old daughter imitates everything she sees.