After defeat in World War II, social pressure, which peaked during the war, was denied as 'militaristic' and 'feudalistic,' and Kamon was seen as one of the fostering symbols.
敗戦後は戦中にピークに達した社会的重圧を「軍国的」「封建的」の概念で否定するようになり、家紋はその表象のひとつとされた。