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縄文

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
じょう
Grade: 4
もん
Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
繩文 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Calque of English cord-marked. Translation of a term coined by Edward Sylvester Morse.

Noun

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(じょう)(もん) (jōmon

  1. (pottery) a pressed straw-rope pattern

Proper noun

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(じょう)(もん) (Jōmon

  1. Short for 縄文時代 (Jōmon Jidai, The Jomon period): Period of Japanese pre-history, ca. 14000–1000 BCE

Derived terms

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