Prefixsemi-; quasi-; associate

Nounsemi-express train; local express train; sub-express train

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbbeing based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with

Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto liken to; to compare to · to pattern after; to model after; to imitate

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly · to be proportionate to · to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as