Vocabulary

What does 倣う (ならう, narau) mean?

倣う (ならう, narau) means to imitate, to follow the example of.

Quick facts
Readingならう
Romajinarau
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ならう
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnarau

to imitate, to follow the example of

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to imitate; to follow; to copy

Example sentences

  • We changed the system following the example of foreign countries.

  • I prepared the documents following my senior colleague's way of doing it.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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