模範 (もはん) Japanese meaning

模範 (もはん) Japanese meaning | 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.

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.