Japanese word

パターン

Pronunciation

Romajipatān

Meaning

  • nounpattern

Example

このパターンを覚えてください。ko no pa tā n o obo e te ku da sa i

Please remember this pattern.

Illustration for パターン (pattern)

More examples

店員さんが、人気のパターンを教えてくれました。ten in sa n ga nin ki no pa tā n o oshi e te ku re ma shi ta

The store clerk told me about a popular pattern.

Core concept

Refers to a recurring arrangement that makes an item look a particular way.

Common phrases

  • パターンを選ぶpa tā n o era bu

    choose a pattern

  • パターンを変えるpa tā n o ka e ru

    change a pattern

  • 服のパターンfuku no pa tā n

    clothing pattern

Similar words

柄gara: A design formed by colors, shapes, or lines that appears on an item.
模様moyō: A decorative design spread across cloth or another surface.

Definition in Japanese

服や布地に表れる、形や色の組み合わせによる特徴的な模様。fuku ya nuno ji ni arawa re ru katachi ya iro no ku mi a wa se ni yo ru toku chō teki na mo yō

Word origin

The word パターン (patān, "pattern") entered Japanese from English pattern, whose older source is Old French patron ("model" or "template").

Usage tips

  • In sewing and clothing, English pattern can also mean a paper guide for cutting fabric, while the Japanese word commonly means the resulting design.

Other meanings

  • designnoun
  • typenoun

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