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とうてつもん
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. taotie motif (on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties)
Alt. forms
饕
とう
餮
てつ
文
もん
饕
とう
餮
てつ
紋
もん
とうてつもん
Pitch accent
と
うてつもん
Composed of
とうてつ
taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties);
(arch.)
covetousness;
(arch.)
greed;
(arch.)
avarice
もん
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)