noun
Abbreviation of 倶利迦羅紋紋. Refers to a specific traditional tattoo design of a flame-wreathed dragon coiled around a sword, or by extension, any tattoo. Also used metonymically for a tattooed person.
See also: 倶利迦羅紋紋
彼は背中に大きな紋々を入れている。
He has a large tattoo on his back.
あの人は立派な紋々だ。
That person has an impressive tattoo.
noun
Archaic sense for a pattern or design, not limited to tattoos. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
古い文献では、布の紋々について記されている。
In old documents, the patterns on cloth are described.
Modern loanword for tattoo, often used for fashionable or non-traditional designs, unlike the traditional 紋々.
Abbreviation of 倶利迦羅紋紋 (くりからもんもん), a Buddhist term referring to a specific dragon motif. The exact derivation of 倶利迦羅 is uncertain, but it is associated with the Sanskrit name Kulika. The word 紋々 itself is a reduplication of 紋 (pattern).