noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Neutral term for imitating or copying something, often used in artistic, behavioral, or technical contexts. Can be used as a noun, with する to mean 'to imitate', or as a modifier with の.
彼は先輩のやり方を模倣して成功した。
He succeeded by imitating his senior's method.
このデザインは有名な作品の模倣だ。
This design is an imitation of a famous work.