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縄文式土器 (じょうもんしきどき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

縄じょう文もん式しき土ど器き

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Meanings

1

Jomon ware; straw-rope pattern pottery

historical term

Historical term for pottery from the Jomon period, characterized by cord-marked patterns.

この博はく物ぶつ館かんには縄じょう文もん式しき土ど器きが展

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Jomon ware is on display at this museum.

Kanji

縄straw rope, cord
文sentence, literature, style
式style, ceremony, rite
土soil, earth, ground
器utensil, vessel, receptacle

Related words

縄じょう文もん土ど器き
More common term for Jomon pottery; 縄文式土器 is a slightly more formal or technical variant.

Built from

縄じょう文もん+式しき+

Etymology

Compound of 縄文 (Jomon, referring to the cord-marked pattern) + 式 (style) + 土器 (earthenware).

土ど器き