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模 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「木」

道
5Elementary year 6 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「木」
On
モ・ボも・ぼ · mo · bo
Kun
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Meaning
model; imitation; pattern

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

木 "wood" plus 莫; a form cut from wood — hence "model, pattern, to imitate."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onモもmo模範もはん模型もけい模倣もほう
Onボぼbo規模きぼ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 模型もけい

    model (miniature)

  • 規模きぼ

    scale; scope

More words with this kanji

  • 模範もはん
  • 模倣もほう
  • 模索もさく
  • 模擬もぎ
  • 斑模様まだらもよう
  • 曖昧模糊あいまいもこ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

飛行(ひこう)機(き)の模型(もけい)を作(つく)った。

I made a model aeroplane.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 木Map of reading モAll maps

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