紋章学

Japanese

Kanji in this term
紋	章	学
もん Grade: S	しょう Grade: 3	がく Grade: 1
goon

Alternative spelling
紋章學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 紋章 (monshō, “crest”) +‎ 学 (-gaku, “-logy; -graphy”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) もんしょ​ーがく [mòńshóꜜògàkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mõ̞ɰ̃ɕo̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

紋(もん)章(しょう)学(がく) • (monshōgaku) ^{←もんしやうがく (monsyaugaku)?}

1. heraldry (the profession of devising and blazoning arms)