紋もん々もん

noun

tattoo (esp. a dragon motif)

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

• 彼かれは背せ中なかに大おおきな紋もん々もんを入いれている。

  He has a large tattoo on his back.

• あの人ひとは立りっ派ぱな紋もん々もんだ。

  That person has an impressive tattoo.

noun

pattern; design

Archaic sense for a pattern or design, not limited to tattoos. Rarely used in modern Japanese.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、布ぬのの紋もん々もんについて記しるされている。

  In old documents, the patterns on cloth are described.