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: くりからもんもん
Archaic sense for a pattern or design, not limited to tattoos. Rarely used in modern Japanese.
He has a large tattoo on his back.
That person has an impressive tattoo.
In old documents, the patterns on cloth are described.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 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).