Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 饕餮文(とうてつもん) in Japanese

饕餮文
Kana Reading
とうてつもん
Romaji
tōtetsumon
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    figure of a creature of Chinese mythology engraved on bronze ware during the Yin-Chou dynasty


Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

4 strokes

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

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18 strokes

voracious, gluttonous

On'Yomi: テツ

Kun'Yomi: むさぼ.る

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22 strokes

be greedy, be ravenous

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: むさぼ.る

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