# 模 model

木 (tree) + (opium) Same-ON
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## Onyomi

MO | Model starts with MO, so there.

## Mnemonic

| Lou Reed carved a realistic model of an opium poppy out of a tree.

## Jukugo

模様(もよう) | pattern ★★★☆☆ 1/2 KANA 模 (model) + 様 (important person) = 模様 (pattern) a pattern which does not have pictures: fractals , mandala, plaid, zeebra skin. wood. do NOT use about representational patterns like flower-print or kids’ pajamas with horsies on them. 模様 also has a more formal meaning: ‘the details of an incident’ : You might hear a train/airport announcement which says "We will explain the details of the delay" ( 遅れるの模様。 )
模型(もけい) | plastic model ★☆☆☆☆ 模 (model) + 型 (type / proper way) = 模型 (plastic model) a model (this is literal! Model, like a snap-tite model car or model train)
模範(もはん) | model - prototype ☆☆☆☆☆ 模 (model) + 範 (standard / the best way to do) = 模範 (model - prototype) a model: Can be a person (a role model, a model sudent), or a thing (a model home, a model economy). (BOOBOO: Not model like a plastic model tank or gandam)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
標 | sign, mark | WEST | 西
模 | model | SUN | 日

LOOKALIKES:
Ice cube's "W" is the mark of the WEST side.
The model is hot like the SUN. (not that she's good-looking, but she burned herself up free-basing cocaine).

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
募 | recruit | STRENGTH | 力
暮 | make a living | DAY | 日
墓 | grave | EARTH | 土
模 | model | WOOD | 木

You recruit members to give your organization more STRENGTH.

You have to make a living every DAY.

The grave is in the EARTH.

But you carve a model airplane out of WOOD.

## Synonyms

model or ideal of something 模範 理想
pattern 柄 模様