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紋 = 糸 + 文

紋 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “family crest”. It is built from 糸 (thread) and 文 (sentence). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1863.

Keyword
family crest
RTK frame
1863
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
モン
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
семейный гребень
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
紋 line

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 糸 thread
  2. 文 sentence

How to find 紋 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “thread” + “sentence”. 紋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 紋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.