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What does the kanji 紋 mean?

紋 means pattern, design; family crest. On'yomi モン.

Quick facts
On'yomiモン
Strokes10
Main radical糸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi モン
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

pattern, design; family crest

Memory hook

Thread (糸) woven along the strokes of a pattern (文) — CREST, FIGURED PATTERN.

Main radical

糸thread 6 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.