Word Meaning 模様

もよう moyou

模様 is read as もよう (moyou) and means indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm).

Meaning

English

indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)
conjecture of the current situation
the way it seems
state
condition
framework
territorial framework
moyo

Reading

Kana

もよう

Romaji

moyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 2320 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

模様替え

もようがえ

rearranging

模様次第

もようしだい

according to circumstances

模様眺め

もようながめ

wait-and-see

雨模様

あまもよう

signs of rain

空模様

そらもよう

look of the sky

荒れ模様

あれもよう

stormy

人生模様

じんせいもよう

facets (aspects) of (human) life

人間模様

にんげんもよう

fabric (pattern) of human relationships

市松模様

いちまつもよう

checked pattern

総模様

そうもよう

(clothing) patterned all over

天気模様

てんきもよう

weather conditions

変わり模様

かわりもよう

fancy pattern

Example Sentences

着物の模様がとても美しい。

きもののもようがとてもうつくしい。

The pattern on the kimono is very beautiful.