漢字道KANJIDO

14 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 614 strokesRadical
On
モ・ボ
Kun
Meaning
model; imitation; pattern

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

模範・模型・模倣
規模

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

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

飛行機の模型を作った。

I made a model aeroplane.

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