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the mon, an old currency

a unit of length for measuring the size of one's foot

a character, a letter

writing, something written

a magical spell

a design, a pattern

a 家紋 (kamon, family crest)

a sentence

writing, composition

a design or pattern as decoration

literature, learning, scholarship

elegance, refinement

a saying, an aphorism, a proverb

writing, something written

a letter , an epistle

study, scholarship

a style of 家紋 (kamon, family crest)

  1. a pattern, a design, especially one with diagonally crossing lines
  2. a diagonal crossing
  3. a flowery expression or turn of phrase
  4. a plot, a scheme
  5. a refrain or recurring phrase in a piece of music
  6. a harder vein or grain in a leaf or piece of wood or bamboo
  7. a stain, a blemish
  8. a mediator, a go-between
  9. a small indistinct fluctuation in a trend line

a pattern, a design, especially one with diagonally crossing lines

a diagonal crossing

a flowery expression or turn of phrase

a plot, a scheme

a refrain or recurring phrase in a piece of music

a harder vein or grain in a leaf or piece of wood or bamboo

a stain, a blemish

a mediator, a go-between

a small indistinct fluctuation in a trend line

  1. a kind of woven silk textile with a diagonally crossing pattern
  2. short for 綾織 (ayaori): a twill weave; someone who weaves twill
  3. short for 綾竹 (ayadake): in a loom, a bamboo pole placed between the heddle and the back beam or platen, used to improve the handling
  4. short for 綾取り (ayatori): cat's cradle

a kind of woven silk textile with a diagonally crossing pattern

short for 綾織 (ayaori): a twill weave; someone who weaves twill

short for 綾竹 (ayadake): in a loom, a bamboo pole placed between the heddle and the back beam or platen, used to improve the handling

short for 綾取り (ayatori): cat's cradle

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