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象る； 模る； 形取る； 形どる [sK]
【 かたどる 】
1. [v5r,vt,vi] [uk]
▶ to model (something) on
▶ to be modelled on
▶ to be made in the shape of
▶ to take the shape of
▶ to imitate
2. [v5r,vt,vi] [uk]
▶ to symbolize
▶ to represent

Conjugations


History:
10. A 2023-05-24 00:39:12  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I don't think so. The combined counts for 形取る and 形どる are 9-13% of the total. Smk has a "「形どる」とも書く" note.
  Diff: 
@@ -12 +11,0 @@
-<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
9. A 2023-05-24 00:09:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
On those counts 形取る can be hidden too.
  Diff: 
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
8. A* 2023-05-23 23:47:11  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5, prog, luminous
  Comments: 
自他 in shinmeikai. Daijs and luminous have intransitive examples.
I think 模る should be moved up. It's more common than 形取る/形どる in its conjugated forms. 形どる can probably be hidden.
  Diff: 
@@ -7,0 +8,3 @@
+<keb>模る</keb>
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
@@ -12,3 +15 @@
-</k_ele>
-<k_ele>
-<keb>模る</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -21,0 +23 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -23,4 +25,4 @@
-<gloss>to model on</gloss>
-<gloss>to make in the shape of</gloss>
-<gloss>to represent</gloss>
-<gloss>to pattern after</gloss>
+<gloss>to model (something) on</gloss>
+<gloss>to be modelled on</gloss>
+<gloss>to be made in the shape of</gloss>
+<gloss>to take the shape of</gloss>
@@ -31,0 +34 @@
+<pos>&vi;</pos>
@@ -33 +36,2 @@
-<gloss>to symbolise</gloss>
+<gloss>to symbolize</gloss>
+<gloss>to represent</gloss>
7. A 2023-05-22 04:33:32  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2023-05-22 04:21:54  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
GG5 and prog sentences use kana.

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーーーー─┬─────────┬───────╮
│ 象る　　　 │   5,506 │ 30.1% │
│ 形取る　　 │     759 │  4.1% │
│ 形どる　　 │   1,673 │  9.1% │
│ 模る　　　 │   1,441 │  7.9% │
│ かたどる　 │   8,918 │ 48.7% │
├─ーーーーー─┼─────────┼───────┤
│ 象った　　 │  30,478 │ 14.9% │
│ 形取った　 │   4,354 │  2.1% │
│ 形どった　 │  12,313 │  6.0% │
│ 模った　　 │  26,559 │ 12.9% │
│ かたどった │ 131,411 │ 64.1% │
╰─ーーーーー─┴─────────┴───────╯
  Diff: 
@@ -21,0 +22 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
@@ -30,0 +32 @@
+<misc>&uk;</misc>
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