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    3. 紋章

    紋章

    紋もん章しょう

    crest

    KMT10News #32+1Ref L2NounCulture & TraditionsHistoryKanji Vocab21 strokes

    もんしょう

    Noun

    1.
    crest, coat of arms

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    その盾たてには美うつくしい紋もん章しょうが描えがかれていた。

    A beautiful crest was drawn on that shield.

    KMT7Art & Design
    日に本ほんの家か紋もんも一いっ種しゅの紋もん章しょうであり、家か族ぞくのアイデンティティを表あらわす。

    Japanese family crests (kamon) are also a type of emblem, representing family identity.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships
    中ちゅう世せいの騎き士しは、自じ分ぶんの家か系けいの紋もん章しょうを誇ほこりに思おもっていた。

    Medieval knights were proud of their family's coat of arms.

    KMT10History
    多おおくの国くにの国こっ旗きには、その国くにの歴れき史しや文ぶん化かを象しょう徴ちょうする紋もん章しょうが用もちいられている。

    Many national flags use crests that symbolize the country's history and culture.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistory
    その古ふるい城しろの壁かべには、かつてこの地ちを治おさめた貴き族ぞくの紋もん章しょうが刻きざまれている。

    The walls of that old castle are engraved with the crest of the nobility who once ruled this land.

    KMT10HistoryArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    紋
    family crest・figures
    章
    badge・chapter・composition・poem・design
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