紋
紋

family crest, figures

10 strokesFrequency 1,519JLPT N1Grade 8

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モン

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Dictionary

Common Words

紋章もんしょうNounFreq #8615
1

crest; coat of arms

紋文もんNounFreq #10747
1

(family) crest; coat of arms

2

pattern; figure

3

playing card suit (in karuta)

指紋しもんNounFreq #11340
1

fingerprint

Examples
ナイフの指紋が彼女の有罪の証拠である。
The fingerprints on the knife attest to her guilt.
波紋はもんNounFreq #12708
1

ripple; ring on the water

Examples
石が池に波紋を描いた。
The stone started ripples in the pond.
2

repercussions

3

Music

Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

文様紋様もんようNounFreq #17606
1

pattern; design

家紋かもんNounFreq #26962
1

family crest

衣紋衣文えもんNounFreq #32995
1

dress; clothes; drapery

波紋が広がるはもんがひろがるExpressionIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #40964
1

to have repercussions

紋々紋紋もんもんNounFreq #53891
1

Abbreviation

tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword); person with a tattoo

2

Archaic

pattern; design

波紋を広げるはもんをひろげるExpressionTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #56842
1

to cause repercussions

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