# 模 — imitate; pattern

模 means “imitate; pattern”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: モ (mo), ボ (bo). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: imitate; pattern
- On'yomi: モ (mo), ボ (bo)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Shapes 1

## How to remember 模

Parts: 木 tree · 莫 dusk

## Don't confuse it with

[暮](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/make-a-living/) · [薬](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/medicine/) · [募](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/recruit/) · [幕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curtain/)

## More in the “Shapes 1” set

[模](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imitate/) · [枠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/frame/) · [範](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pattern/) · [柄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pattern-on-fabric/) · [膨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/swell/) · [丈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/length/) · [屈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stoop/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imitate/. Last updated 2026-11-01.