も
模
よう
様
なが
眺
　
め

noun

  1. wait-and-see, sitting on the fence, waiting to see which way the wind blows.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
も
模
よう
様
なが
眺
　
め
 模様眺め もようながめ

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)
stare, watch, look at
なが.める　チョウ (9th, N1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
portent, 10**12, trillion
チョウ　きざ.す (4th, N2)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)