, also , , and , are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual or family. While "mon" is an encompassing term that may refer to any such device, "kamon" and "mondokoro" refer specifically to emblems used to identify a family. An authoritative "mon" reference compiles Japan's 241 general categories of "mon" based on structural resemblance (a single "mon" may belong to multiple categories), with 5116 distinct individual "mon" (it is however well acknowledged that there exist lost or obscure "mon" that are not in this compilation).