How to say "mode" in Japanese

• モードCommon
  noun, noun (suffix)Covers the sense of mode as a machine's mode or setting, such as a device being switched between operating states. A loanword; also usable loosely for a manner or way of doing things.
  このプログラムはＤＯＳモードでは作動さどうしません。↗

  This program cannot be run in DOS mode.
• 流りゅうJLPT N1approx.Common
  suffixMatches mode in the sense of a way, manner, or style of doing something — a personal or school style rather than a machine setting. Not the word for a machine's mode.

Use 「モード」 for the mode or setting of a machine or system, and 流 for a mode in the sense of a way, manner, or style of doing something.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• モードmode (e.g. of a machine)
• 流りゅうway
• 旋法せんぽうmode
• 最頻値さいひんちmode
• 調ちょうmode (in gagaku)
• 形式けいしきmode