Japanese symbol for “mon”
文
もん
Romaji: mon
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870)
In Japanese, mon is 文, read もん (mon).
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Meanings
- n mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870)
- n mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm)
- n letter; character; sentence
- n scripture; incantation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “mon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| モン語 | モンご mongo | Mon (language) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item) |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 文章 | ぶんしょう bunshou | writing; composition; essay |
| 論文 | ろんぶん ronbun | thesis; essay; treatise |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.