紋
crest, family
JLPT N1 10 strokes
- On'yomi
- モン
- Radical
- 糸 · thread (thread, silk)
紋 means "crest, family". It is a JLPT N1 kanji written in 10 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is モン. It is taught beyond elementary school (junior high and up).
Stroke order & writing
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紋 in example sentences
Tomu wa nen'iri ni naifu kara shimon o fukitotta.
Tom carefully wiped his fingerprints off the knife.
Tomu wa shimon o nokosanai you ni gomu tebukuro o tsuketa.
Tom put on some rubber gloves so he wouldn't leave fingerprints.
Keisatsu wa ban no shimon o saishu shita.
The police dusted the van for fingerprints.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
More 糸 (thread) kanji
Common questions
- What does the kanji 紋 mean?
- 紋 means "crest, family". It is a JLPT N1 kanji.
- How many strokes does 紋 have?
- 紋 is written in 10 strokes.
- How is 紋 read?
- Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is モン.
- What JLPT level is 紋?
- 紋 is a JLPT N1 kanji.