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This page features translations of symbol and motif terms in different languages from Western Africa, accompanied by pictures.

Auspicious Clouds

Chinese	Japanese
祥雲／祥云 ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄣˊ; coeng4 wan4	瑞雲 ずいうん

Han:

Yamato:

Blessing

The character “blessing” is used in the new year, often hanged up-side-down, because “up-side-down” and “arrive” are homophones.

Chinese
福字 ㄈㄨˊ ㄗˋ; fuk1 zi6

Han:

Double Happiness

The character “double happiness” is used for the marriage.

Chinese
囍 ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧˇ; soeng1 hei2

Han:

Endless Knot

The character “double happiness” is used for the marriage.

Chinese	Tibetan
盤長／盘长 ㄆㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ; pun4 coeng4	དཔལ་བེའུ་།

Tibetan:

Ensō

This symbol is used in Zen and means the absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, the void.

Japanese
円相 えんそう

Yamato:

Mon

These symbols are Japanese emblems to represent identities.

More at https://irohakamon.com/

Japanese
紋 もん

Yamato:

name	image
織田木瓜 おだもっこう
加賀梅鉢 かがうめばち
五七桐 ごしちきり
仙台笹 せんだいささ
武田菱 たけだびし
長門三つ星 ながとみつぼし
丸に十文字 まるにじゅうもんじ
丸に七つ片喰 まるにななつかたばみ
丸の内に二つ引き まるのうちにふたつひき
三つ盛り亀甲に花菱 みつもりきっこうにはなびし

Seigaiha

Japanese
青海波 せいがいは

Yamato:

Yagasuri

Japanese
矢絣 やがすり

Yamato:

Wànzì Búdàotóu

Chinese	Japanese
萬字不到頭／万字不到头 ㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ; maan6 zi6 bat1 dou3 tau4	紗綾形 さやがた

Yamato: