模様|もようmoyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounpattern; figure; design
   彼女かのじょはその皿さらの模様もようが気きに入はいっている。↗

   She likes the design on the plate.
2. nounstate; condition
3. nounconjecture of the current situation; the way it seems
4. nounmodel; pattern; example
5. nounindicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)after a noun
6. noun, goframework; territorial framework; moyo

• SynonymパターンNeutralLoanword for patterns, including fixed patterns and routines of behavior; 「模様」 also covers situations and how things seem.
• Synonym絵柄えがらNeutralThe pattern or composition of a picture; common for tableware and fabrics, and also used of an illustrator's style.
• Synonym意匠いしょうWrittenWritten, formal word for design conception; in legal contexts it means industrial design, as in 「意匠登録」.
• SynonymデザインNeutralLoanword for design in the broad sense; 「模様」 is limited to decorative patterns or states of affairs.
• Synonym絵様えようWrittenWritten word for carved decorative motifs or plans and sketches; rare — 「模様」 or 「図柄」 is what people normally say.

Use 「模様」 for decorative patterns and also for how things stand or seem. Say 「デザイン」 for design as a whole, 「絵柄」 for a picture's pattern, 「パターン」 for fixed patterns or routines, and 「意匠」 in formal or legal design contexts; 「絵様」 is rare.

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1. 飾かざりとする形かたちや色いろの平面的へいめんてきな組み合くみあわせ。
2. ありさま。現況げんきょう。
3. そうなりそうな様子ようす。そうであると推測すいそくされる状況じょうきょう。
4. 天気てんき、天候てんこう。
5. 大おおきな陣地じんちになりそうな部分ぶぶん。勢力圏せいりょくけん。
6. 形勢けいせい。