地紋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
地	紋
じ Grade: 2	もん Grade: S
goon

Alternative spelling
地文

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑimõ̞ɴ]

Noun

地(じ)紋(もん) • (jimon) ^{←ぢもん (dimon)?}

1. (textiles) a pattern, a woven pattern
   • 2024 February 14 (last accessed), “Imasara kikenai.. iromuji no ‘jimon’ to ‘mon nashi’ no chigai to imi [Now you tell me... difference and significance of undecorated kimono with and without ‘jimon’]”, in Kimono news‎^[1]:

     地(じ)紋(もん)のないものはカジュアルな着(き)物(もの)としても着(き)ることができ、縫(ぬ)い紋(もん)や染(そ)め抜(ぬ)き紋(もん)を入(い)れることによってフォーマルなシーンでも着(き)ることができます。

     Jimon no nai mono wa kajuaru na kimono to shite mo kiru koto ga deki, nui mon ya some nuki mon o ireru koto ni yotte fōmaru na shīn de mo kiru koto ga dekimasu.

     Kimono without a woven pattern can be worn on casual occasions, while one with an embroidered or dyed crest may be worn at a formal scene.