Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かたど
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
模る

Etymology

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From the meaning of 形取る, lit, "to take the shape of"[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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(かたど) (katadorutransitive godan (stem (かたど) (katadori), past (かたど)った (katadotta))

  1. to make a shape of, to model, to symbolize

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN