Japanese Conversation · Level 46
90 words
Japanese word
模型
Pronunciation
Romajimokei
Meaning
- nounmodel
Example
この模型は本物そっくりです。ko no mo kei wa hon mono so kku ri de su
This model looks just like the real thing.
More examples
飛行機の模型を作ります。hi kō ki no mo kei o tsuku ri ma su
I make a model of an airplane.
その模型は実物の構造をよく示しています。so no mo kei wa jitsu butsu no kō zō o yo ku shime shi te i ma su
That model clearly shows the structure of the real object.
Core concept
A constructed stand-in reproduces key features of a real object so its form or operation can be examined.
Common phrases
模型を作るmo kei o tsuku ru
make a model
模型を展示するmo kei o ten ji su ru
display a model
模型を使うmo kei o tsuka u
use a model
Similar words
雛形hinagata: A reduced or simplified form that serves as a pattern for a larger or finished object.
模造品mozōhin: A reproduction designed to look like an original object rather than to demonstrate its function.
Definition in Japanese
実物の形状や仕組みを示すために、実物を縮小または再現して作った物。jitsu butsu no kei jō ya shi ku mi o shime su ta me ni jitsu butsu o shuku shō ma ta wa sai gen shi te tsuku tta mono
Word origin
模型 (mokei) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 模 (mo, "pattern") and 型 (kei, "form or type"), referring to a form made as a representation.
Usage tips
- In English, working model describes a 模型 (mokei) that operates in a way that demonstrates the real object's function, unlike a display model that only shows its appearance.