10 strokes
                                                    
                        Jouyou kanji
            Taught in 8th grade
    
                                                    JLPT exam level N1
                                            emulate, imitate
Kun'yomi
- な - ら - う - to imitate 
On'yomi
- ホウ 
Character Breakdown
emulate, imitate
ホウ なら.う (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
set free, release, fire
ホウ ほう.る はな.す (3rd, N3)
direction, person, alternative
ホウ かた なた (2nd, N4)
References
| Unicode hex code | 5023 | 
| JIS X 0208 | 1-42-79 | 
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 466 | 
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 235 | 
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 113 | 
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 127 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 83 | 
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 95 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 979 | 
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1053 | 
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1913 | 
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1616 | 
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 785 | 
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1798 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1776 | 
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1908 | 
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1056 | 
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1304 | 
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1247 | 
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 113 | 
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 988 | 
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2a8.7 | 
| Four corner code | 2824.0 | 
| De Roo Code | 2166 |