Word Meaning 擬する

ぎする gisuru

擬する is read as ぎする (gisuru) and means to enter someone as a candidate.

Meaning

English

  1. to enter someone as a candidate
  2. to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back)
  3. to compare
  4. to liken
  5. to imitate
  6. to copy
  7. to mimic

Reading

Kana

ぎする

Romaji

gisuru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 139044 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

擬寸法集合体

ぎすんぽうしゅうごうたい

assumed-size aggregate

擬人化

ぎじんか

personification

擬人法

ぎじんほう

personification

擬軟体動物

ぎなんたいどうぶつ

molluscoid

擬古主義

ぎこしゅぎ

archaism

擬人観

ぎじんかん

anthropomorphism

擬情語

ぎじょうご

psychomime

擬似家族

ぎじかぞく

pseudo-family

擬似外国会社

ぎじがいこくがいしゃ

pseudo-foreign company

擬似科学

ぎじかがく

pseudoscience

擬古文

ぎこぶん

classical style

擬態語

ぎたいご

phenomime