紋付き

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The spelling is 紋付き, read もんつき, and it combines 紋, meaning family crest, with 付き, meaning bearing or having.
• Basic usage: The basic sense of 紋付き is a formal traditional Japanese garment bearing a family crest.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A formal crested garment
  • Both examples use the form 紋付き. The defining feature is a family crest on formal clothing, not merely a decorative pattern on a garment.
• An inherited garment and pleated trousers
  • 式では祖父から譲られた紋付きを着る。 — I will wear the formal crested garment inherited from my grandfather at the ceremony.
  • 写真の男性は黒い紋付きに袴を合わせている。 — The man in the photograph wears a black crested garment with formal pleated trousers.