模範 (もはん, mohan) Japanese meaning: model

模範 (もはん, mohan) Japanese meaning: model | Kotomora

Kanji

手て本ほんN1
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.
見み本ほんN3
見本 is a sample or specimen shown for reference, not necessarily something admirable, whereas 模範 implies an ideal worth imitating.
典てん型けいN3
典型 describes a typical or representative instance of a category, while 模範 specifically implies an ideal example to be followed.
鑑かがみ
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.

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範はん
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.
規き範はんN1
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.
お手て本ほん
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.
師し範はん
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.

反はん面めん教きょう師し
反面教師 is someone whose bad behavior teaches by negative example, the opposite of 模範, which is a positive example to imitate.

模も型けいN1
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.
模も倣ほうN1
模範 shares the kanji 模 with 模倣 but means 'a model or exemplary example to follow', not 'imitation'.

模 (model, pattern) + 範 (pattern, example). Both kanji carry the sense of a mold or standard to follow.