文

もん

[mon]

Meanings

1.Noun

mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870)

2.Noun

mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm)

3.Noun

letter; character; sentence

4.Noun

scripture; incantation

昔の旅人は一文無しで長い旅を始めた。

I started my journey penniless.

祖父は十一文の大きな足をしており、既製の下駄ではどれも合わず、職人に誂えてもらっていた。

My grandfather had large feet of eleven mon, and since no ready-made geta would fit, he always had them custom-made by a craftsman.

江戸時代には一文の価値は低かった。

In the Edo period, one mon had little value.