見み本ほん

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

A physical or visible sample shown so people can check the quality, color, design, or type before buying, making, or judging something.

店てん員いんに商しょう品ひんの見み本ほんを見みせてもらった。
I had the clerk show me a sample of the product.
カーテンを注ちゅう文もんする前まえに、布ぬのの見み本ほんを取とり寄よせた。
Before ordering the curtains, I got fabric samples sent to me.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

model; example

An example to imitate, learn from, or avoid. Often appears in phrases such as よい見本 and 悪い見本.

彼かれの丁てい寧ねいな対たい応おうは、後こう輩はいたちのよい見み本ほんになる。
His courteous handling of customers is a good model for his juniors.
これは準じゅん備び不ぶ足そくの悪わるい見み本ほんだ。
This is a bad example of being underprepared.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の見み本ほんを送おくるto send a sample of something
新しん製せい品ひんの見み本ほんを取とり引ひき先さきに送おくった。
We sent a sample of the new product to our client.
見み本ほんとして〈物もの〉を示しめすto present something as a sample/example
先せん生せいは見み本ほんとして一いち枚まいの絵えを見みせた。
The teacher showed a picture as an example.
〈人ひと〉のよい見み本ほんになるto become a good example for someone
彼かれの努ど力りょくは後こう輩はいたちのよい見み本ほんになった。
His hard work became a good example for his juniors.
〈人ひと〉の悪わるい見み本ほんになるto become a bad example for someone
遅ち刻こくばかりでは部ぶ下かの悪わるい見み本ほんになる。
Always being late sets a bad example for your subordinates.
見み本ほんを見みせるto show a sample
店てん員いんは布ぬのの見み本ほんを見みせてくれた。
The clerk showed us a fabric sample.

Kanji

見see, hopes, chances
本book, present, main

Related words· 9

サンプルN3sense 1
サンプル is a loanword typically used for commercial or trial samples, while 見本 is the native Japanese term that can also mean a model to imitate.
手て本ほんN1sense 2
手本 emphasizes a model to copy when learning a skill, behavior, or writing, whereas 見本 more often refers to a physical product sample.
標ひょう本ほんN2sense 1
標本 is used for specimens in scientific, medical, or statistical contexts, while 見本 is the everyday, general-purpose word.
模も範はんN1sense 2
模範 refers to an ideal, always-positive model held up for others to follow, while 見本 can describe either a good or bad example (よい見本／悪い見本).

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模も様ようN3
見本 is the clear modern word for a sample or model to imitate, while this sense of 模様 as 'model, example' is old-fashioned and rarely used today.
モデルN3
見本 is a sample or specimen showing what a product looks like, while モデル is a wider term that can also mean a professional model, a product version, or a conceptual model.
試し供きょう品ひんN2
見本 is a sample or specimen shown to demonstrate quality (often not for consumption or free giveaway), whereas 試供品 is specifically a free product meant to be tried or used up.
模も型けいN1
見本 is a sample or specimen used to show quality or type, while 模型 is a three-dimensional scaled representation of an object.
例れいN5
見本 is a physical sample or specimen you can hold, while 例 is an abstract example or instance, not necessarily a physical thing.

Don't confuse with

お手て本ほん
見本 means a 'sample' (e.g. a product sample to show what something looks like), while お手本 means a 'model' meant to be imitated or learned from.

Word family· 11

見み本ほん市いち
trade fair; trade show; exhibition
色いろ見み本ほん
color sample; color chart
見み本ほん品ひん
sample article; sample item; demonstration model
見み本ほん帳ちょう
sample book; pattern book
内ない容よう見み本ほん
sample pages; specimen copy

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商しょう品ひん見み本ほん
trade sample; product sample
控ひかえ見み本ほん
duplicate sample; reference sample; file copy
服ふく飾しょく見み本ほん
fashion plate
見み本ほん組ぐみ
specimen page; sample layout
見み本ほん請せい求きゅう
sample request
限げん度ど見み本ほん
boundary sample; limit sample; minimum acceptance sample

Etymology

A transparent compound of 見, associated with seeing or showing, and 本, associated with a basis, original, or model. The spelling matches the idea of something shown as a sample or example.