まね
真似
ごと
事

noun

  1. imitation, copy, make-believe, pretense, sham.
  2. doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing. Oft. used to speak humbly about one's own actions.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
まね
真似
ごと
事
 真似事 まねごと
　
ま
　
ね
ごと
事
 まね事 まねごと
　
マ
　
ネ
ごと
事
 マネ事 まねごと

Contained Kanji Breakdown

true, reality, Buddhist sect
シン　ま　まっ (3rd, N4)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
tool, utensil, means
グ　そな.える　つぶさ.に (3rd, N3)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
becoming, resemble, counterfeit
に.る　ジ　にた (5th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
by means of, because, in view of
イ　もっ.て　もち (4th, N4)
hook stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
matter, thing, fact
ジ　こと　ズ (3rd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)