南天紋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	天	紋
なん Grade: 2	てん Grade: 1	もん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 南天 (nanten, “nandina, heavenly bamboo”) +‎ 紋 (mon, “crest, pattern”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nã̠ntẽ̞m mõ̞ɴ]

Noun

南(なん)天(てん)紋(もん) • (nanten mon) 

1. a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring the nandina in the design