noun

  1. pattern, figure, design.
  2. state, condition.
  3. conjecture of the current situation, the way it seems.
  4. model, pattern, example.
  5. indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm). After a noun.
  6. framework (in go), territorial framework, moyo.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
模様 もよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

imitation, copy, mock
モ ボ がみ (6th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
must not, do not, be not
バク ボ マク (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
daylight, sunlight, vast
タイ エイ ひかげ
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
Esq., way, manner
ヨウ さま ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
flowering water(羕) variant
sheep
ひつじ ヨウ よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
water
みず スイ み (1st, N5)