模範

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 模範 is read もはん and means a good example worth following or using as a standard.
• Basic usage: It describes something to learn from, such as a model composition or punctual behavior.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Example and model
  • 例 broadly means an example, while 模範 presents something as a standard worth following.
• Showing and becoming a model
  • 模範を示す means showing others an example to follow.
  • 模範になる means becoming a model through oneself or one's behavior.