模様

• 読み: もよう
• ローマ字: moyou
• 漢字の分解: 模 (mo) — model, pattern; 様 (you) — manner, appearance
• 発音: /mo.joː/

意味

Pattern; design; figure. A decorative design or the state of affairs.

A noun with two main uses: (1) visual patterns or designs on fabric, pottery, and other surfaces — 花模様 (flower pattern), 縞模様 (stripe pattern), 水玉模様 (polka dot pattern); and (2) the state or condition of something — 空模様 (weather conditions), 雲行きが怪しい模様 (it seems the situation is suspicious). Context determines the meaning.

例文

1. この着物の模様がとても美しい。
2. 空模様が怪しいから傘を持って行こう。
3. 子供が紙に花の模様を描いた。

使い方ガイド

場面: art, fashion, weather

トーン: descriptive

起源と歴史

Composed of 模 (mo, model/pattern) and 様 (you, manner/appearance). Originally referred to the form or shape of something, later specialized to mean decorative patterns and observable conditions.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal