鉤十字

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鉤 十 字
かぎ
Hyōgaiji		 じゅう
Grade: 1		 じ
Grade: 1
kun’yomi on’yomi

Etymology

From 鉤 (kagi, “hook”) +‎ 十字 (jūji, “cross, crucifix”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) かぎじゅ​うじ [kàgíjúꜜùjì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɡʲiʑɨᵝːʑi]

Noun

鉤(かぎ)十(じゅう)字(じ) • (kagijūji) 

  1. counterclockwise swastika

Usage notes
  • This refers to the proper or counterclockwise swastika, the swastika used as a Buddhist symbol. The clockwise swastika used by the former Nazi Party is usually called ハーケンクロイツ (hākenkuroitsu), from German Hakenkreuz.

Synonyms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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