Japanese Word Entry

山形紋
Kana:やまがたもん
Romaji:yamagatamon
Definition: chevron (in heraldry)

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Chinese characters used in this word

mountain, hill, peak
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄢ (shān)
Cantonese: saan1
Japanese: サン (san)、 セン (sen) / やま (yama)
Korean: 산 (san)
Vietnamese: san, sơn

shape, form, style, appearance
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ (xíng)
Cantonese: jing4
Japanese: ケイ (kei)、 ギョウ (gyou) / かた (kata)、 -がた (-gata)、 かたち (katachi)、 なり (nari)、 あらわれる (arawareru)
Korean: 형 (hyeong)
Vietnamese: hình

family crest, figures, line, streak, stripe, wrinkle
Readings
Mandarin: ㄨㄣˊ (wén), ㄨㄣˋ (wèn)
Cantonese: man4
Japanese: モン (mon)、 ブン (bun) / あや (aya)、 もよう (moyou)
Korean: 문 (mun)
Vietnamese: văn
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