The pattern on this plate is very pretty.
彼女は花模様のワンピースを着ていた。
She was wearing a dress with a floral pattern.
Used for how something looks or is going, especially in set expressions and reports such as 空模様, 試合の模様, or 現場の模様.
台風が近づいて、空模様が怪しくなってきた。
A typhoon is approaching, and the sky is starting to look threatening.
会場の模様を生中継でお伝えします。
We will bring you a live broadcast of the scene at the venue.
apparently; it seems; the way things appear
Often used in report-like language as 模様だ or 模様です to state a conjecture based on the current situation, similar to 'it appears that ...'.
列車は事故の影響で遅れている模様です。
The train appears to be delayed because of an accident.
model; example; pattern to follow
Uncommon as a modern standalone meaning; 見本, 手本, or 型 are usually clearer today. Preserved here as the sense of a model, example, or pattern to follow.
古い用法では、「模様」が見本や手本を指すことがある。
In older usage, 模様 can refer to a sample or model to follow.
looking like; showing signs of; likely
After another noun, especially weather words, it indicates that conditions look likely to become that way, as in 雨模様 or 荒れ模様.
午後から雨模様になった。
It started looking like rain in the afternoon.
週末の海は荒れ模様になりそうだ。
The sea looks likely to turn rough this weekend.
moyo; territorial framework; framework
Go-game term for a broad, potential territorial framework that is not yet secure territory.
黒は中央に大きな模様を築いた。
Black built a large territorial framework in the center.
This shirt has a floral pattern on it.
The reporter conveyed the scene at the accident site.
It appears the typhoon will make landfall tomorrow.
It's been looking stormy since this morning.
I painted a geometric pattern on the cloth.
模様 refers specifically to a visual design or motif (as on fabric), whereas パターン covers a broader range including abstract or behavioral patterns.
模様 refers to a decorative pattern or motif already on an object, whereas 図案 is the drawn plan or design created before it is applied.
模様 is a general term for a pattern or design, whereas 花形 specifically refers to a flower-shaped pattern.
polka dot pattern
romance; love affair; love story