Kanji Detail for 範 - "mold, rule, law"

範

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
範 means "mold, rule, law."
1. Mold - Casting mold; bamboo mold. Same as 笵.
2. Rule - Regulation; law; model; example. Same as 笵.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

pattern; example; model

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

pattern, model, rule, law

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

pattern; model; example

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

pattern, model, example; surname

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A model or pattern. Such as 模範 (model), 閨範 (womanly virtues). All mean admirable virtue and conduct that can serve as an example for people. Also, the limits of things are called 範圍 (scope).
Onyomi

han(ハン)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

竹 (take・takekammuri)
Related Keywords
mold rule law model example pattern norm standard paradigm criterion exemplar prototype framework archetype regulation template