Vocab Info

A2 Noun

模様(もよう)pattern, figure, design, state, condition, conjecture of the current situation, the way it seems, model, pattern, example, indicates that that noun seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. Noun

      1.

      pattern, figure, design

    2. Noun

      2.

      state, condition

    3. Noun

      3.

      conjecture of the current situation, the way it seems

    4. Noun

      4.

      model, pattern, example

    5. Noun

      5.

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

      after a noun
    6. Noun

      6.

      framework, territorial framework, moyo

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    模様 【もよう】

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    Examples

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      犯人(はんにん)犯行(はんこう)現場(げんば)から逃走(とうそう)した模様(もよう)です。

      It seems that the criminal has fled from the crime scene.

      • N1

      模様(もよう)のある(ぬの)ではなく無地(むじ)(ぬの)()しいです。

      I want a plain cloth, not a patterned cloth.

      • N1

      空気(くうき)非常(ひじょう)(わる)い。会議(かいぎ)決裂(けつれつ)しそうな模様(もよう)だ。

      The atmosphere is very bad. It seems like the meeting is likely to break down.

      • N1

      アナウンサー:「試合(しあい)模様(もよう)()(つづ)中継(ちゅうけい)いたします。」

      Announcer: 'We will continue to broadcast the state of the game.'

      • N1

      あんなに派手(はで)模様(もよう)のワンピースを()るとは…!目立(めだ)ちたいに(ちが)いない。

      To wear such a dress with a flashy pattern...! She must definitely want to stand out.

      • N1
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