Japanese symbol for “patterned”
有文
うもん
Romaji: umon
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
In Japanese, patterned is 有文, read うもん (umon).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “patterned”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 類型的 | るいけいてき ruikeiteki | stereotyped; patterned; typical |
| 絵羽 | えば eba | figured; patterned |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有る | ある aru | to be; to exist; to live |
| 有名 | ゆうめい yuumei | famous; well-known |
| 所有 | しょゆう shoyuu | possession; ownership |
| 有効 | ゆうこう yuukou | valid; effective |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう yuuryou | fee-charging; paid; not free |
| 有利 | ゆうり yuuri | advantageous; favourable; better |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
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.