imitate · model

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 模 has 14 strokes and appears in words for modeled forms and scale.
• Basic usage: 模型 is read もけい, and 規模 is read きぼ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Readings depend on the word
  • In 模型, 模 is read も; in 規模, it is read ぼ.
• A model and scale
  • 船の模型 is a model representing a boat.
  • In 催しの規模を大きくした, the event's scale was increased.