绳文

Traditional form:

繩文

Pinyin (reading):

shéngwén

Definitions:

• Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery

Characters:

• 绳 - string, rope, cord; to control
• 文 - culture, literature, writing

Traditional characters:

• 繩 - string, rope, cord; to control
• 文 - culture, literature, writing