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模

imitation
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingモ、ボ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. imitationRtK
  2. copy
  3. mock

Popular Usage

規模

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · graveyard · flowers (艹) · sun (日) · day (日) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 244

Compound words

規模きぼ
scale; scope; plan; structure
模擬もぎ
imitation
模型もけい
model; dummy; maquette
模索もさく
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
模造もぞう
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
模範もはん
exemplar; model; example; pattern
模倣もほう
imitation; copying
模様もよう
pattern; figure; design; state; condition
小規模しょうきぼ
small scale
大規模だいきぼ
large-scale
模擬試験もぎしけん
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
模糊もこ
dim
花模様はなもよう
floral pattern
空模様そらもよう
look of the sky
模倣者もほうしゃ
imitator
模倣犯もほうはん
copycat criminal
暗中模索あんちゅうもさく
groping in the dark
国際規模こくさいきぼ
international scale
市場規模しじょうきぼ
market scale
人体模型じんたいもけい
anatomical model of the human body
模様眺めもようながめ
wait-and-see
矢筈模様やはずもよう
herring-bone pattern
曖昧模糊あいまいもこ
obscure
模索するもさくする
to grop

Additional Examples

彼は息子に模型飛行機を作ってやった。
He made a model airplane for his son.tatoeba
彼は正直の模範だ。
He is a model of honesty.tatoeba
彼は事業を大規模に営んでいる。
He is doing business on a large scale.tatoeba
彼はその模造品を本物と比較した。
He compared the imitation with the original.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 模

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