# mon

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɑn/ · frequency rank #8,828

## Definitions
1. The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.
2. The former currency of the Ryukyu Kingdom until its annexation by Japan.
3. The badge or emblem of a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature.

## Etymology
From Japanese 文 (mon).

## Easily confused with
- **my** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-my)
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mr)
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-ms)
- **MP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mp)
- **MT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mt)
- **mu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mu)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mw)
- **MV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mv)
- **Mx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mx)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mrs)
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mum)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mps)
- **MUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mud)
- **mph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mph)
- **MVP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mvp)
- **MTV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mtv)
- **mug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mug)
- **MP3** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mp3)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mri)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mon-vs-mos)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mon