1. Suffix

   -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...

   Usually written using kana aloneafter a noun

2. Noun

   imitation; counterfeit; sham

   Usually written using kana alone

3. comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts)

4. criticism; censure

   Archaic

Also written 擬【もどき】modoki、抵牾【もどき】modoki