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What does 縄文 (じょうもん, joumon) mean?

縄文 (じょうもん, joumon) means straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware.

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Readingじょうもん
Romajijoumon
Part of speechnoun
じょうもん
joumon

straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware

  1. 1noun straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware
  2. 2noun Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)

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