掌紋(しょうもん)

しょうもん
noun
palm print; palmprint
body-partlaw
1. palm print; palmprint
The pattern of lines, ridges, and creases on the surface of a person's palm. Used in forensic science for identification and in palmistry for divination.
犯行(はんこう)現場(げんば)から掌紋(しょうもん)が検出(けんしゅつ)された。
A palm print was found at the crime scene.
掌紋(しょうもん)は指紋(しもん)と同様(どうよう)に個人(こじん)識別(しきべつ)に使(つか)われる。
Palm prints are used for personal identification just like fingerprints.
警察(けいさつ)は容疑者(ようぎしゃ)の掌紋(しょうもん)を採取(さいしゅ)して、現場(げんば)のものと照合(しょうごう)した。
The police collected the suspect's palm print and compared it with the one from the scene.

A compound of 掌(しょう) (palm of the hand) and 紋(もん) (pattern, crest). Like fingerprints, palm prints are unique to each individual and are used as evidence in criminal investigations.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 指紋(しもん): fingerprint — the pattern on fingertips; more commonly collected than palm prints
  • 手相(てそう): palm reading, palmistry — interpreting the lines of the palm for fortune-telling
  • 紋様(もんよう): pattern, design — a more general term for any decorative or identifying pattern

Related Words

Compare: 指紋(しもん) (fingerprint)
Compare: 手相(てそう) (palm reading, palmistry)
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