紋
紋 — Family crest
family crest, figures
On’yomiモン (mon)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 紋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 波紋 | はもん hamon | ripple; ring on the water; repercussions |
| 指紋 | しもん shimon | fingerprint |
| 紋 | もん mon | (family) crest; coat of arms; pattern |
| 声紋 | せいもん seimon | voiceprint |
| 紋章 | もんしょう monshou | crest; coat of arms |
| 家紋 | かもん kamon | family crest |
Study notes
紋 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1519 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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