模様

Reading

Kana: もよう
Romaji: moyou
Kana
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Definitions

1

pattern; figure; design

2

state; condition

3

conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems

4

model; pattern; example

5

indicates that that noun seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)

Note: after a noun

Kanji

Readings: モ、 ボ
Meanings: imitation, copy, mock
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Example Sentences

(あめ)もようだ。
➥It looks rainy.
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空模様(そらもよう)(あや)しい。
➥The sky looks angry.
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その()には複雑(ふくざつ)模様(もよう)()える。
➥I can see some intricate patterns in the picture.
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(あぶ)ない空模様(そらもよう)だ。
➥The weather is threatening.
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その()(あさ)から(あめ)模様(もよう)だった。
➥That day it had looked like rain since morning.
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この(あめ)模様(もよう)天気(てんき)はうんざりだ。
➥I am fed up with this wet weather.
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