見 本(みほん)

みほん

noun

sample, specimen, model

business

1. sample, specimen

A small amount or example of something used to show what the whole is like.

見本(みほん)を見(み)せてもらえますか。

Could you show me a sample?

この見本(みほん)と同(おな)じものをください。

I'd like the same thing as this sample.

見本(みほん)市(いち)で新(あたら)しい製品(せいひん)を見(み)た。

I saw new products at the trade fair.

見本(みほん)市(いち) = trade fair, sample fair

2. model, example

Something to be imitated or used as a reference.

先輩(せんぱい)を見本(みほん)にする。

To take one's senior as a model.

彼(かれ)の生(い)き方(かた)は見本(みほん)になる。

His way of life serves as a model.

子供(こども)たちの見本(みほん)となるように、大人(おとな)も正(ただ)しい行動(こうどう)を心(こころ)がけるべきだ。

Adults should strive to behave properly so as to be a model for children.

見本(みほん) refers to samples, specimens, or models used as examples.

Common expressions

見本(みほん)を見(み)せる (to show a sample)
見本(みほん)品(ひん) (sample item)
見本(みほん)市(いち) (trade fair, trade show)
見本(みほん)になる (to become an example/model)

Business context

Often stamped on samples to indicate they are not for sale
Used in trade shows and commercial settings

Related terms

サンプル (sample - loanword)
標本(ひょうほん) (specimen - scientific context)
手本(てほん) (model, example to follow)

Related Words

Synonym: サンプル

Related: 手本(てほん)

Compare: 標本(ひょうほん) (specimen, sample)

Compare: 模範(もはん) (model)

Compare: 試作品(しさくひん) (prototype)

Compare: 反面教師(はんめんきょうし) (negative example)

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Added 2026.1.13 20:59 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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