JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 模: "imitation, copy, mock"
The kanji 模 means "imitation, copy, mock". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read モ, ボ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
モボ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | imitation, copy, mock |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 668 of 2,501 |
Common words with 模
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 規模scale; scope; plan; structure
- 模様pattern; figure; design · state; condition
- 大規模à grande échelle, de grande envergure
- 模するto imitate; to copy; to mock; to replace · to trace; to forge
- 模索groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
- 小規模small scale
- 模倣imitation; copying
- 模擬戦sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise
- 模型model; dummy; maquette
- 模擬imitation
- 模範exemplar; model; example; pattern
- 模試mock exam; practice exam; practice test
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