Category:Mon by shape
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違い chigai: motifs crossing each other.
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抱き daki-: embracing motif curve towards each other at head and tail, and crossing at some point, usually the tail end
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入れ違い irechigai, passing each other, the two motif parts "enter" the mon from opposing directions
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軸違い jiku-chigai: stems crossing, heads do not curve towards one another.
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重ね- kasane, layered motif, multiples of the same motif partly overlapping each other. Sometimes overlap is not defined and the combination is styled as a singular item.
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向い mukai: motifs facing each other along an axis. May be headed at opposing directions if applicable.
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追いかけ oikake: "chasing", head-to-tail rotating repetition of the motif.
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N-寄 X (N-yose X): arrangement Xs congregating, each evenly spaced and facing the middle.
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-hishi/bishi: in shape of diamond
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-蝶 -cho: in shape of butterfly
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-鶴 -dsuru/zuru: in shape of crane
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亀甲- kikkou-: in shape of hexagon (tortoise shell)
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-桐 -kiri/giri: in shape of empress tree/paulownia
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-(の)丸 - (no) maru: in shape of circle, rondel
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-巴/-鞆絵 -tomoe: in shape of, or arranged like, tomoe
Subcategories
This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.
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B
C
- Mon with chasing motif (6 F)
- Mon shaped like cranes (4 F)
D
E
- Mon with embracing motif (49 F)
F
- Mon with facing motif (19 F)
H
- Mon shaped like hexagons (2 F)
L
- Mon with layered motif (13 F)
O
- Mon with crossed motif (8 F)
P
- Mon with passing motif (3 F)
R
T
- Mon shaped like tomoe (6 F)