相比于欧洲的传统纹章,日本的纹章用于专门代表一个家庭。
它们是更大的图案体(称为mon)的一个子集,它们是寺庙、氏族、行会和类似人群的象征。Mon最早出现在12世纪,作为战斗中旗帜和制服上的图案,但随着阶级和社会习俗的变幻莫测,它们的更广泛使用。
下面的家族纹章是从符号类别中选择并拼接在一起的有:动物,植物,花卉,陈设,武术,自然和图案纹章。
KamonareJapaneseemblemsorcrests,correspondingtotheEuropeanheraldytradition,andareusedtospecificallyrepresentandidentifyafamily.
Theyareasubsetofthelargerbodyofmotifs(calledmon)thataresymbolsoftemples,clans,guildsandsimilargroupsofpeople.Monfirstappearedbythe12thcenturyaspatternsonflagsanduniformsinbattles,buttheirwiderusefollowedthevagariesofclassandsocialcustom.
Thequartetsofkamonbelowwereselectedandsplicedtogetherfromthesymbolcategories:animal,plant,flower,furnishing,martialism,naturalandpatterncrests.
动物纹章:鸡、凤、鹤
[animalcrest]chicken,phoenix,crane,phoenix
蝴蝶、乌龟、竹草、兔子
[animalcrest]butterfly,tortoise,bamboograss,rabbit
蜀葵、蕨菜、柳杉、牛蒡
[plantcrest]hollyhock,bracken,cryptomeria,Oxaliscorymbosa
葡萄、大米、枣椰树、银杏
[plantcrest]grape,rice,datepalm,ginkgo
紫藤、紫藤、牡丹、锚
[flowercrest]wisteria,wisteria,treepeony,anchor
[花冠]牵牛花,金线,紫藤,菊花
[flowercrest]Morningglory,goldthread,wisteria,chrysanthemum
钥匙、杜松子酒陷阱、扫帚、报警板
[furnishingcrest]key,gintrap,broom,alarmplate
[家具纹章]木锤、包、手鞠球、护身符
[furnishingcrest]woodenhammer,bag,temariball,amulet
箭、锚、扇、宝石
[martialismcrest]arrow,anchor,fan,gem
箭、武士头盔、锚、箭
[martialismcrest]arrow,samuraiwarriorhelmet,anchor,arrow
云月、闪电、太阳、波浪
[naturalcrest]cloudmoon,arrowsoflightning,sun,wave
水月、雷电之箭、宝石、波浪
[naturalcrest]watermoon,arrowsoflightning,gem,wave
逗号、卐字、宝石、fusil
[patterncrest]