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擦文文化 (さつもんぶんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

擦さつ文もん文ぶん化か

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Meanings

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Satsumon culture

An archaeological culture in Hokkaido and northern Honshu from the 7th to 13th centuries, known for its distinctive pottery with scratched patterns.

擦さつ文もん文ぶん化かは北ほっ海かい道どうの考こう古こ学がくで重じゅう要ような位

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The Satsumon culture occupies an important place in Hokkaido archaeology.

Kanji

擦grate, rub, scratch
文sentence, literature, style
化change, take the form of, influence

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Etymology

The term 擦文 (Satsumon) refers to the scratched or rubbed patterns on the pottery characteristic of this culture. The exact historical derivation of the name is uncertain.