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紋

family crest
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. family crestRtK
    泥棒が手袋をはめていたために、指紋は発見できなかった。The burglar wore gloves, with the result that there were no finger-prints to be found.tatoeba
    石が池に波紋を描いた。The stone started ripples in the pond.tatoeba
  2. figures
  1. (family) crest
  2. coat of arms
  3. pattern
  4. figure
  5. playing card suit (in karuta)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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thread (糸) · spiderman · sentence · plaid · kilt · Billy Connolly

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1863

Compound words

指紋しもん
fingerprint
波紋はもん
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
紋章もんしょう
crest; coat of arms
紋切り型もんきりがた
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
衣紋えもん
dress
渦紋かもん
whirlpool design
家紋かもん
family crest
花紋かもん
flower design
掌紋しょうもん
palm print
雲紋雀うんもんすずめ
Callambulyx tatarinovii (species of hawk moth)
花紋板かもんばん
rosette
黒紋付くろもんつき
black crested garment
三つ紋みつもん
triple family crest
紋白蝶もんしろちょう
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
饕餮紋とうてつもん
taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)
菊のご紋きくのごもん
imperial chrysanthemum crest
菊の御紋きくのごもん
imperial chrysanthemum crest
黒紋付きくろもんつき
black crested garment
俱利伽羅紋々くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
俱利伽羅紋紋くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
俱利迦羅紋々くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
俱利迦羅紋紋くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
俱梨伽羅紋々くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
俱梨伽羅紋紋くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)

Additional Examples

最初に彼の目をとらえたのはグラスについた指紋だった。
The first thing that caught his eye was a fingerprint on the glass.tatoeba
警察は鉄砲の指紋とドアの指紋とを見くらべた。
The police compared the fingerprints on the gun with those on the door.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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