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紋所

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
もん
Grade: S
ところ > どころ
Grade: 3
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (mon, family crest) +‎ (tokoro, place). The tokoro changes to dokoro as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(もん)(どころ) (mondokoro

  1. [from 1678] a crest established by numerous families
    Synonyms: (mon), 家紋 (kamon), 定紋 (jōmon)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Nihon Kokugo Daijiten Dai-ni-han Henshū I'inkai (日本国語大辞典第二版編集委員会) (2001-2002), 日本国語大辞典 第二版 [Unabridged Japanese Dictionary: Second Edition], Tokyo (東京都): Shōgakukan (小学館), →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN