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This page features translations of symbol and motif terms in different languages from Western Africa, accompanied by pictures.  
This page features translations of symbol and motif terms in different languages from Western Africa, accompanied by pictures.  
== Arrow Splash ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Japanese
|-
|矢絣
やがすり
|}
Yamato:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Yagasuri_patan.png/360px-Yagasuri_patan.png


== Auspicious Clouds ==
== Auspicious Clouds ==
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/ChunTei_Black_Fu_CNS11643_Kai.svg/240px-ChunTei_Black_Fu_CNS11643_Kai.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/ChunTei_Black_Fu_CNS11643_Kai.svg/240px-ChunTei_Black_Fu_CNS11643_Kai.svg.png


== Double Happiness ==
== Blue Sea Wave ==
The character “double happiness” is used for the marriage.
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Japanese
|-
|-
|囍
|青海波
ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧˇ; soeng<sup>1</sup> hei<sup>2</sup>
せいがいは
|}
|}
Han:
Yamato:


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Double_happiness.svg/240px-Double_happiness.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9D%E7%B5%B1%E6%96%87%E6%A7%98%E3%81%AB%E3%81%8A%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8%E4%BE%8B%EF%BC%9C%E9%9D%92%E6%B5%B7%E6%B3%A2%EF%BC%9E.jpg


== Endless Knot ==
== Circular Form ==
This symbol is one of the eight auspicious signs in Indian religions.
This symbol is used in Zen and means the absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, the void.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Japanese
!Tibetan
|-
|-
|盤長／盘长
|円相
ㄆㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ; pun<sup>4</sup> coeng<sup>4</sup>
えんそう
|དཔལ་བེའུ་།
|}
|}
Tibetan:
Yamato:


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Endlessknot.svg/307px-Endlessknot.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Enso.svg/244px-Enso.svg.png


== ''Ensō'' ==
== Double Happiness ==
This symbol is used in Zen and means the absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, the void.
The character “double happiness” is used for the marriage.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Japanese
!Chinese
|-
|-
|円相
|囍
えんそう
ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧˇ; soeng<sup>1</sup> hei<sup>2</sup>
|}
|}
Yamato:
Han:


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Enso.svg/244px-Enso.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Double_happiness.svg/240px-Double_happiness.svg.png


== ''Mon'' ==
== Emblem ==
These symbols are Japanese emblems to represent identities.
These symbols are Japanese emblems to represent identities.


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|}
|}


== ''Seigaiha'' ==
== Endless Knot ==
This symbol is one of the eight auspicious signs in Indian religions.
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Tibetan
|-
|盤長／盘长
ㄆㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ; pun<sup>4</sup> coeng<sup>4</sup>
|དཔལ་བེའུ་།
|}
Tibetan:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Endlessknot.svg/307px-Endlessknot.svg.png
== Endless Swastika ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Japanese
!Japanese
|-
|-
|青海波
|萬字不到頭／万字不到头
せいがいは
ㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ; maan<sup>6</sup> zi<sup>6</sup> bat<sup>1</sup> dou<sup>3</sup> tau<sup>4</sup>
|紗綾形
さやがた
|}
|}
Yamato:
Yamato:


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9D%E7%B5%B1%E6%96%87%E6%A7%98%E3%81%AB%E3%81%8A%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8%E4%BE%8B%EF%BC%9C%E9%9D%92%E6%B5%B7%E6%B3%A2%EF%BC%9E.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Sayagata.svg/480px-Sayagata.svg.png


== Supreme Ultimate ==
== Supreme Ultimate ==
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Japanese_Map_symbol_%28Temple%29.svg/240px-Japanese_Map_symbol_%28Temple%29.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Japanese_Map_symbol_%28Temple%29.svg/240px-Japanese_Map_symbol_%28Temple%29.svg.png
== ''Yagasuri'' ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Japanese
|-
|矢絣
やがすり
|}
Yamato:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Yagasuri_patan.png/360px-Yagasuri_patan.png
== ''Wànzì Búdàotóu'' ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Japanese
|-
|萬字不到頭／万字不到头
ㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄡˊ; maan<sup>6</sup> zi<sup>6</sup> bat<sup>1</sup> dou<sup>3</sup> tau<sup>4</sup>
|紗綾形
さやがた
|}
Yamato:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Sayagata.svg/480px-Sayagata.svg.png


==Other lessons==
==Other lessons==

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

Arrow Splash

Japanese
矢絣

やがすり

Yamato:

360px-Yagasuri_patan.png

Auspicious Clouds

Chinese Japanese
祥雲／祥云

ㄒㄧㄤˊ ㄩㄣˊ; coeng4 wan4

瑞雲

ずいうん

Han:

800px-MET_RT665.jpg

Yamato:

448px-Fragment_%28Japan%29_%28CH_18665679%29.jpg

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:

240px-ChunTei_Black_Fu_CNS11643_Kai.svg.png

Blue Sea Wave

Japanese
青海波

せいがいは

Yamato:

%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9D%E7%B5%B1%E6%96%87%E6%A7%98%E3%81%AB%E3%81%8A%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8%E4%BE%8B%EF%BC%9C%E9%9D%92%E6%B5%B7%E6%B3%A2%EF%BC%9E.jpg

Circular Form

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:

244px-Enso.svg.png

Double Happiness

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

Chinese
囍

ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧˇ; soeng1 hei2

Han:

240px-Double_happiness.svg.png

Emblem

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

240px-Oda_ka_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
加賀梅鉢

かがうめばち

240px-Kaga_Umebachi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
五七桐

ごしちきり

240px-Goshichi_no_kiri.svg.png
仙台笹

せんだいささ

285px-Take_ni_Suzume.svg.png
武田菱

たけだびし

320px-Japanese_Crest_Takedabishi.svg.png
長門三つ星

ながとみつぼし

227px-Alex_K_Hiroshima_Mori_kamon.svg.png
丸に十文字

まるにじゅうもんじ

240px-Maru_juji.svg.png
丸に七つ片喰

まるにななつかたばみ

240px-Nanatsukatabami.png
丸の内に二つ引き

まるのうちにふたつひき

240px-Ashikaga_mon.svg.png
三つ盛り亀甲に花菱

みつもりきっこうにはなびし

240px-Mitumori_Kikkou_ni_Hanabishi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png

Endless Knot

This symbol is one of the eight auspicious signs in Indian religions.

Chinese Tibetan
盤長／盘长

ㄆㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ; pun4 coeng4

དཔལ་བེའུ་།

Tibetan:

307px-Endlessknot.svg.png

Endless Swastika

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:

480px-Sayagata.svg.png

Supreme Ultimate

Chinese Japanese Korean
太極／太极

ㄊㄞˋ ㄐㄧˊ; taai3 gik6

太極

たいきょく

태극

太極

Han:

240px-Yin_yang.svg.png

Korean:

240px-Taegeuk.svg.png

Swastika

Chinese Japanese Korean Mongolian Tibetan
卍字

ㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ; maan6 zi6

卍字

まんじ

만자

卍字

хас

ᠬᠠᠰ

གཡུང་དྲུང་

Yamato:

240px-Japanese_Map_symbol_%28Temple%29.svg.png

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