紋所

Japanese

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

Etymology

Compound of 紋 (mon, “family crest”) +‎ 所 (tokoro, “place”). The tokoro changes to dokoro as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もんどころ [mòńdóꜜkòrò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [mõ̞ndo̞ko̞ɾo̞]
  • (Kyōto) もん​どころ [mòńdóꜜkòrò] (Teiki)[1]

Noun

紋(もん)所(どころ) • (mondokoro) 

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

References

  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
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