手本 (てほん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

手本 (てほん) means model / example / pattern.

See example sentences below.

手本 at a glance

手本

てほんtehon

N1noun

model / example / pattern

手本てほんtehonN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

model / example / pattern

Example 1

この手本をよく見てください。

Translation

Please look closely at this model.

Example 2

手本通りに文字を書いてみよう。

Translation

Let's try writing the characters following the example.