noun
A formal noun for something or someone taken as a model to follow. In everyday language, 手本 or 模範 may often be more immediately transparent.
彼の行動は若い社員の範となった。
His conduct became a model for the younger employees.
先人を範として、新しい方法を考える。
We take our predecessors as examples and think of new methods.
A more everyday word for a model, example, or sample to imitate; 範 sounds more formal and written.
Means an ideal model or exemplary standard; it is more common as a full word than standalone 範 in many contexts.
Means an example or instance in a broader, more neutral sense; 範 specifically suggests a model worthy of being followed.
Sino-Japanese noun read はん. The kanji 範 is conventionally associated with a model, pattern, or standard, as also seen in compounds such as 模範.