縄文

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Japanese[edit]

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 4
もん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
繩文 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English cord-marked. Translation of a term coined by Edward Sylvester Morse.

Noun[edit]

(じょう)(もん) (jōmon

  1. (pottery) a pressed straw-rope pattern

Proper noun[edit]

(じょう)(もん) (Jōmon

  1. Short for 縄文時代 (じょうもんじだい, The Jomon period). Period of Japanese pre-history ca. 14000-1000BCE

Derived terms[edit]