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Japanese symbol for “patterned”

Romaji: umon
patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured

In Japanese, patterned is , read (umon).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n patterned (e.g. clothes, pottery); figured

Kanji and stroke order

possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3
sentence, literature, style
on: ブン、モン
kun: ふみ、あや
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “patterned”

WordReadingMeaning
るいけいてき ruikeitekistereotyped; patterned; typical
えば ebafigured; patterned

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership
ゆうこう yuukouvalid; effective
ゆうりょう yuuryoufee-charging; paid; not free
ゆうり yuuriadvantageous; favourable; better
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
もじ mojiletter (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.

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