モデル

もでる
noun
model
businessoccupationabstract
1. fashion model
A person employed to display clothing or other merchandise.
She is a model.
She works as a magazine model.
I applied to be a reader model and was selected.
2. model, prototype
A representation or example of something; a version or type of a product.
I bought the latest model car.
This character is based on a real person.
This region's initiative became a model case for the whole country.

USAGE (sense 1):
Someone who models for photos, fashion shows, or advertisements.

  • ファッションモデル: fashion model
  • 読者(どくしゃ)モデル: reader model (an ordinary person featured in magazines)
  • モデルをする: to work as a model

USAGE (sense 2):
A version of a product, or an example something is based on.

Similar words

  • 手本(てほん): a model to follow or imitate; the native word, never used for a product version or a fashion model
  • 模型(もけい): a scale model of a ship, building, etc.; a plastic kit is a プラモデル