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鳳凰文 (ほうおうもん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鳳ほう凰おう文もん

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Meanings

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noun

Chinese phoenix pattern

A decorative motif featuring the mythical fenghuang (Chinese phoenix), used in textiles, ceramics, and other traditional arts.

この絨じゅう毯たんには鳳ほう凰おう文もんが織おり込こまれている。
This carpet has a Chinese phoenix pattern woven into it.
陶とう器きの表ひょう面めんに美うつくしい鳳ほう凰

おう

文もん

が

描えが

か

れ

て

い

た

。

A beautiful Chinese phoenix pattern was painted on the surface of the pottery.

Kanji

鳳male mythical bird
凰female phoenix bird
文sentence, literature, style

Similar words

鳳ほう凰おう
Refers to the mythical bird itself, while 鳳凰文 is the pattern or motif depicting it.
文もん様よう
A general term for pattern or design; 鳳凰文 is a specific type of 文様.

Etymology

Compound of 鳳凰 (hōō, 'Chinese phoenix') + 文 (mon, 'pattern, design'). The reading もん for 文 is a common on'yomi used in compound nouns referring to decorative motifs.