倣う

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 倣う is read as ならう and is a verb for following or modeling something after an established procedure, form, or example.
• Basic usage: Mark the model with に, as in 先輩の手順に倣う and 伝統的な様式に倣う.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• What serves as the model
  • The focus is usually the senior colleague’s procedure or a traditional style, not indiscriminate imitation of the person.
• Spelling contrast with 習う
  • 習う, with the same reading, means learning through instruction; 倣う means following an existing model.