Kanji Detail for 紋 - "pattern, crest, emblem"

紋

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
紋 means "pattern, crest, emblem."
1. Pattern - Designs on woven fabric.
2. Lines - Wrinkles; streaks; things with wrinkles.
3. Crest - Family emblem; a symbol representing a family.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

family crest; figures

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

line, streak, stripe; wrinkle

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

line, stripe; pattern, decoration; wrinkle

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Patterns on brocade. Now generally, wrinkle marks on things are all called 紋. Such as 波紋 (ripples), 冰紋 (ice patterns). | 紋銀. Refers to silver cast into ingots. With fine patterns. Colloquially also abbreviated as 紋.
Onyomi

mon(モン)
Kunyomi
none
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

糸 (ito・itohen)
Related Keywords
pattern crest emblem design motif insignia badge coat of arms family crest stripe line wrinkle mark symbol heraldic ornament decoration tradition