Word Meaning 倣う

ならう narau

倣う is read as ならう (narau) and means to imitate.

Meaning

English

  1. to imitate
  2. to follow
  3. to copy
  4. to emulate

Reading

Kana

ならう

Romaji

narau

Writing Variants

  • 慣らう ならう narau
  • 傚う ならう narau

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 8113 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

模倣

もほう

imitation

Example Sentences

3

かれのやりかたにならうつもりはない。

I have no intention of imitating his methods.

しぜんにならうことがいちばんたいせつだ。

Following nature is the most important thing.

せんせいのうつくしいはつおんにならうようにしなさい。

Try to imitate the teacher's beautiful pronunciation.