漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
紋: family crest, figures
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
糸 carries the meaning · 文 gives the sound
10 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
モンmon · on'yomi · in compounds
- 紋もん(family) crest; coat of arms
- 波紋はもん
- 指紋しもん
- 声紋せいもんvoiceprint
- 紋章もんしょうcrest; coat of arms
- 家紋かもんfamily crest
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Everything is connected! This radical represents the invisible threads that tie us together—our relationships, the fine "silk" of our words, and the intricate weaving of our personal histories.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
The 文 family reads ブン (bun); 紋 is read モン.
Also read モン
4 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSimplified 纹 · traditional, as in Japanese · wén
Japan keeps the traditional form 紋; mainland China simplifies it to 纹.
- Simplified
- 纹 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 紋 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin wén most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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