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).

紋 in example sentences

トムは念入ねんいりにナイフから指紋しもんを拭ふき取とった。

Tomu wa nen'iri ni naifu kara shimon o fukitotta.

Tom carefully wiped his fingerprints off the knife.
トムは指紋しもんを残のこさないようにゴム手袋てぶくろをつけた。

Tomu wa shimon o nokosanai you ni gomu tebukuro o tsuketa.

Tom put on some rubber gloves so he wouldn't leave fingerprints.
警察けいさつはバンの指紋しもんを採取さいしゅした。

Keisatsu wa ban no shimon o saishu shita.

The police dusted the van for fingerprints.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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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.

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