Word Meaning 紋々

もんもん mommon

紋々 is read as もんもん (mommon) and means pattern.

Meaning

English

  1. pattern
  2. design
  3. tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
  4. person with a tattoo

Reading

Kana

もんもん

Romaji

mommon

Writing Variants

  • 紋紋 もんもん mommon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140676 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

紋切り型

もんきりがた

formulaic

紋章

もんしょう

crest

もん

playing card suit (in karuta)

紋付き

もんつき

clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest

紋羽二重

もんはぶたえ

crest-decorated habutae (silk fabric used as a cloth for lining high-quality kimono)

紋別測候所

もんべつそっこうじょ

Monbetsu Weather Station

紋日

もんび

day on which prostitutes had to receive clients

紋本

もんほん

family crest register

紋付羽織

もんつきはおり

haori coat decorated with one's family crest

紋章学

もんしょうがく

heraldry

紋所

もんどころ

family crest

指紋

しもん

fingerprint