Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 模も 範はん を 示しめ す to set an example for someone
The teacher set an example for the students.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 模も 範はん となる to become a model/role model for someone
He is a player who serves as a model for his juniors.
模も 範はん に 従したが う to follow a model/example
The new employee learned the job by following his senior's example.
Related words· 9 手本 is a concrete example to be copied directly, such as a calligraphy sample, while 模範 refers to a more abstract, ideal standard of conduct.
見本 is a sample or specimen shown for reference, not necessarily something admirable, whereas 模範 implies an ideal worth imitating.
典型 describes a typical or representative instance of a category, while 模範 specifically implies an ideal example to be followed.
模範 is the common, everyday word for a model or example people follow, while 鑑 is a more literary term emphasizing an ideal exemplar to be admired.
Show 5 more Show fewer 模範 is the everyday compound noun meaning an ideal model to follow, while 範 alone is a more formal, literary noun with the same idea.
模範 refers to a specific exemplary model or role model to imitate, whereas 規範 is a more general, often unwritten norm governing conduct.
模範 is a more formal, often abstract word for 'model' or 'ideal example' (e.g. 模範解答 ), whereas お手本 is used in everyday, concrete contexts like handwriting or behavior.
模範 means a model or ideal example to follow, matching 師範 's secondary sense of 'exemplar,' but 模範 is used for things and behavior, not usually for a person's title.
模範 is a formal word for an exemplary model (often in 模範的 ), while 示し centers on the ongoing act of demonstrating discipline through one's own behavior.
Don't confuse with 模範 means an exemplary model or role model to be imitated in behavior, while 模型 is a physical, scaled-down object like a plastic kit or mock-up.
模範 shares the kanji 模 with 模倣 but means 'a model or exemplary example to follow', not 'imitation'.
Word family exemplary; model
model prisoner; trusty
model student; exemplary student
model demonstration; exemplary performance
model answer; sample answer
exhibition match
Written forms 模も 範はん Usage 97%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
もはん Usage 3%
Etymology 模 (model, pattern) + 範 (pattern, example). Both kanji carry the sense of a mold or standard to follow.
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