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「家か紋もん」を知しっていますか。

それぞれの家いえが持もっている印しるしのことです。最さい初しょは1500年ねん代だいの終おわりごろ、戦せん争そうで旗はたに描えがかれ、目め印じるしとして使つかわれました。それが江戸時代えどじだい（1603年ねん～1868年ねん）になると、武ぶ士しの家いえの印しるしとして、衣い服ふくにつけるようになりました。その後ご、商しょう人にんなど武ぶ士し以い外がいの人ひとの間までも、冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さい（注1）に着きる着き物ものにつける習しゅう慣かんができたと言いわれています。

現げん代だいでも、結婚式けっこんしきや葬そう式しきなどでは、家か紋もんのついた着き物ものをよく見みます。

（注ちゅう1）冠かん婚こん葬そう祭さい：結婚式けっこんしき、葬そう式しき（人ひとがなくなった時ときに行おこなう式しき）など

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  1. 1家紋について、正しいのはどれか。

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Vocabulary13 words
  • 印しるし
    • ·mark; sign
    • ·symbol; emblem
    • ·badge; crest; flag
    • ·evidence; proof
    • ·token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 年代ねんだい
    • ·age; era; period; date
    N3
  • ごろ
    • ·(approximate) time; around; about; toward
    • ·suitable time (or condition)
    • ·time of year; season
    N3
  • 旗はた
    • ·flag
    • ·pataka (banner)
    • ·banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
    N3
  • 描くえがくAs it appears here: 描かれ
    • ·to draw; to paint; to sketch
    • ·to depict; to describe
    • ·to picture in one's mind; to imagine
    • ·to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
    N3
  • 衣服いふく
    • ·clothes
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • 商人しょうにん
    • ·merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
    N3
  • 間ま
    • ·time; pause
    • ·space
    • ·room
    N3
  • 現代げんだい
    • ·present age; present day; today
    • ·modern era; modern times
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 式しき
    • ·way; style; fashion; method; system; form; type
    • ·ceremony; rite; ritual; celebration
    • ·wedding (ceremony)
    • ·equation; formula; expression
    • ·enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō legal codes)
    N3
Other levels26 words
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知って
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • 家いえ
    • ·house; residence; dwelling; home
    • ·family; household
    • ·lineage; family name
    N5
  • 持つもつAs it appears here: 持って
    • ·to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
    • ·to possess; to have; to own
    • ·to maintain; to keep
    • ·to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
    • ·to take charge of; to be in charge of
    • ·to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
    • ·to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
    N5
  • 使うつかうAs it appears here: 使われました
    • ·to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
    • ·to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
    • ·to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
    • ·to use (language); to speak
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • つける
    • ·to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
    • ·to furnish (a house with)
    • ·to wear; to put on
    • ·to keep a diary; to make an entry
    • ·to appraise; to set (a price)
    • ·to allot; to budget; to assign
    • ·to bring alongside
    • ·to place (under guard or doctor)
    • ·to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
    • ·to load; to give (courage to)
    • ·to keep (an eye on)
    • ·to establish (relations or understanding)
    • ·to turn on (a light)
    • ·to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
    • ·to attach; to play an attachment
    • ·to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
    • ·to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to
    N5
  • なるAs it appears here: なりました
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • 着るきる
    • ·to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
    • ·to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できた
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • 言ういうAs it appears here: 言われて
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • 見るみるAs it appears here: 見ます
    • ·to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
    • ·to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
    • ·to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
    • ·to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
    • ·to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try
    • ·to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...
    N5
  • 最初さいしょ
    • ·beginning; outset; first; onset
    N4
  • 戦争せんそう
    • ·war
    • ·fighting; fierce competition
    N4
  • 以外いがい
    • ·excluding; except (for); apart from; other than; besides; in addition to
    • ·outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
    N4
  • 着物きもの
    • ·kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
    • ·clothing; clothes
    N4
  • 習慣しゅうかん
    • ·habit
    • ·(social) custom; practice; convention; tradition
    N4
  • なくなるAs it appears here: なくなった
    • ·to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing
    • ·to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more
    • ·to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
    N4
  • 行うおこなう
    • ·to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    N4
  • 目印めじるし
    • ·mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign
    • ·landmark; guide
    • ·trademark
    N2
  • 武士ぶし
    • ·samurai; warrior
    N2
  • 葬式そうしき
    • ·funeral
    N2
  • つくAs it appears here: ついた
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 終わるおわるAs it appears here: 終わり
    • ·to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over
    • ·to finish; to complete; to conclude
    • ·to finish doing
    • ·to be past its (one's) prime
    • ·to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless
    N1
Grammar2 patterns

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  • としてN32 times in this passage

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    最初は1500年代の終わりごろ、戦争で旗に描かれ、目印として使われました。

    At first, around the end of the 1500s, they were painted on flags during wars and used as identifying marks.

  • ついN3

    Marks an action done unintentionally or on impulse, in spite of oneself — "can't help but, without meaning to".

    現代でも、結婚式や葬式などでは、家紋のついた着物をよく見ます。

    Even today, kimono bearing family crests are often seen at weddings, funerals, and similar occasions.

Other levels8 patterns
  • 以外（いがい）N2

    Marks everything except the named item — 'other than ~', 'apart from ~', 'besides ~'.

    その後、商人など武士以外の人の間でも、冠婚葬祭に着る着物につける習慣ができたと言われています。

    Later, it is said that merchants and other non-samurai people also developed the custom of putting family crests on kimono worn for weddings, funerals, and other ceremonial occasions.

  • 頃（ころ / ごろ）N4

    Suffix/noun marking an approximate point in time; 'around (the time of), about when, back when'.

    最初は1500年代の終わりごろ、戦争で旗に描かれ、目印として使われました。

    At first, around the end of the 1500s, they were painted on flags during wars and used as identifying marks.

  • ようになるN4

    Expresses a gradual change reaching a new state or acquired ability, "come to / become able to".

    それが江戸時代（1603年～1868年）になると、武士の家の印として、衣服につけるようになりました。

    By the Edo period (1603–1868), they came to be placed on clothing as emblems of samurai families.

  • などN43 times in this passage

    Lists one or more representative items and implies others of the same kind exist — 'and so on / etc. / such as'.

    その後、商人など武士以外の人の間でも、冠婚葬祭に着る着物につける習慣ができたと言われています。

    Later, it is said that merchants and other non-samurai people also developed the custom of putting family crests on kimono worn for weddings, funerals, and other ceremonial occasions.

  • 間（あいだ）N4

    Marks a span of time or space throughout which, or between whose endpoints, something else continuously holds — 'while; during; between'.

    その後、商人など武士以外の人の間でも、冠婚葬祭に着る着物につける習慣ができたと言われています。

    Later, it is said that merchants and other non-samurai people also developed the custom of putting family crests on kimono worn for weddings, funerals, and other ceremonial occasions.

  • と言われている（といわれている）N4

    Passive 'say' plus progressive to state general hearsay or common belief — 'it is said that', 'people say that'.

    その後、商人など武士以外の人の間でも、冠婚葬祭に着る着物につける習慣ができたと言われています。

    Later, it is said that merchants and other non-samurai people also developed the custom of putting family crests on kimono worn for weddings, funerals, and other ceremonial occasions.

  • 〜ているN52 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    「家紋」を知っていますか。

    Do you know what a “kamon” is?

  • だ / ですN5

    The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.

    それぞれの家が持っている印のことです。

    It is an emblem belonging to each family.

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