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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
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Yagasuri_patan.png/360px-Yagasuri_patan.png
 
== Auspicious Clouds ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Japanese
|-
|祥雲／祥云
|瑞雲
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/MET_RT665.jpg/800px-MET_RT665.jpg
 
== Blessing ==
The character “blessing” is used in the new year, often hanged up-side-down, because “up-side-down” and “arrive” are homophones.
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
|-
|福字
|}
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/2/2e/%E6%96%97%E6%96%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%AD%97.jpg/482px-%E6%96%97%E6%96%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%AD%97.jpg
 
== Blue Sea Wave ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Japanese
|-
|青海波
|}
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


== ''Ensō'' ==
== Circular Form ==
This symbol is used in Zen and means the absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, the void.
This symbol is used in Zen and means the absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, the void.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Japanese name
!Japanese
|-
|-
|円相
|円相
えんそう
|}
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Enso.svg/244px-Enso.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Enso.svg/244px-Enso.svg.png


== ''Mon'' ==
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Enso.jpg
 
== Double Happiness ==
The character “double happiness” is used for the marriage.
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
|-
|囍
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Double_happiness.svg/240px-Double_happiness.svg.png
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/HK_Wedding_%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%AC%E8%8C%B6_red_cups_%E5%9B%8D_tea_pot_kettle_September_2022_Px3_05.jpg/640px-HK_Wedding_%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%AC%E8%8C%B6_red_cups_%E5%9B%8D_tea_pot_kettle_September_2022_Px3_05.jpg
 
== Emblem ==
These symbols are Japanese emblems to represent identities.
These symbols are Japanese emblems to represent identities.


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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Japanese name
!Japanese
|-
|-
|紋
|紋
|}


もん
|}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Japanese name
!name
!image
!image
|-
|-
|会津三つ葵
|織田木瓜
あいづみつあおい
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Oda_ka_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Oda_ka_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Aizu_Aoi_%28No_background_and_black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Aizu_Aoi_%28No_background_and_black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
|-
|加賀梅鉢
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Kaga_Umebachi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Kaga_Umebachi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
|-
|五七桐
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Goshichi_no_kiri.svg/240px-Goshichi_no_kiri.svg.png
|-
|仙台笹
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Take_ni_Suzume.svg/285px-Take_ni_Suzume.svg.png
|-
|-
|秋元瓜
|武田菱
あきもとか
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Japanese_Crest_Takedabishi.svg/320px-Japanese_Crest_Takedabishi.svg.png
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Akimoto_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Akimoto_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
|-
|-
|一文字三星
|長門三つ星
 
いちもんじにみつぼしもん
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Alex_K_Hiroshima_Mori_kamon.svg/227px-Alex_K_Hiroshima_Mori_kamon.svg.png
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Alex_K_Hiroshima_Mori_kamon.svg/227px-Alex_K_Hiroshima_Mori_kamon.svg.png
|-
|-
|今川赤鳥
|丸に十文字
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Maru_juji.svg/240px-Maru_juji.svg.png
|-
|丸に七つ片喰
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Nanatsukatabami.png/240px-Nanatsukatabami.png
|-
|丸の内に二つ引き
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Ashikaga_mon.svg/240px-Ashikaga_mon.svg.png
|-
|三つ盛り亀甲に花菱
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Mitumori_Kikkou_ni_Hanabishi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Mitumori_Kikkou_ni_Hanabishi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Akasaki_matsuri.jpg/640px-Akasaki_matsuri.jpg
 
== Endless Knot ==
This symbol is one of the eight auspicious signs in Indian religions.


いまがわあかとり
{| class="wikitable"
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Imagawa_Akadori_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Imagawa_Akadori_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
!Chinese
!Tibetan
|-
|-
|福島沢瀉
|盤長／盘长
|དཔལ་བེའུ་།
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Endlessknot.svg/307px-Endlessknot.svg.png
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Sanga60%25-wiki.jpg/640px-Sanga60%25-wiki.jpg


ふくしまおもだか
== Endless Swastika ==
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Alex_K_Hiroshima_Fukushima_kamon.svg/223px-Alex_K_Hiroshima_Fukushima_kamon.svg.png
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Japanese
|-
|-
|二つ巴
|萬字不到頭／万字不到头
|紗綾形
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Sayagata.svg/480px-Sayagata.svg.png
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Sayagata_motives_on_wall.jpg/640px-Sayagata_motives_on_wall.jpg


ふたつどもえ
== Supreme Ultimate ==
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Japanese_Crest_Futatsudomoe_1.svg/240px-Japanese_Crest_Futatsudomoe_1.svg.png
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Japanese
!Korean
|-
|-
|二葉葵
|太極／太极
|太極
|태극
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Yin_yang.svg/240px-Yin_yang.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Taegeuk.svg/240px-Taegeuk.svg.png
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/%E7%A7%80%E9%81%93%E8%80%85%E5%A1%94%E5%89%8D%E5%A4%AA%E6%9E%81%E5%8F%8C%E9%B1%BC%E5%9B%BE.jpg/640px-%E7%A7%80%E9%81%93%E8%80%85%E5%A1%94%E5%89%8D%E5%A4%AA%E6%9E%81%E5%8F%8C%E9%B1%BC%E5%9B%BE.jpg
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Taegeuk_in_Naju_Hyanggyo.jpg/640px-Taegeuk_in_Naju_Hyanggyo.jpg


ふたばあおい
== Soyombo ==
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Futaba_Aoi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Futaba_Aoi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
{| class="wikitable"
!Mongolian
|-
|-
|本多立ち葵
|соёмбо
ほんだたちあおい
<span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠰᠣᠶᠤᠮᠪᠤ</span>
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Honda_Tachi_Aoi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Honda_Tachi_Aoi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Soyombo_symbol_dark.svg/240px-Soyombo_symbol_dark.svg.png
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/GovPalaceSoyombo.jpg/640px-GovPalaceSoyombo.jpg
 
== Swastika ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Chinese
!Japanese
!Korean
!Mongolian
!Tibetan
|-
|-
|丸に違い鷹の羽
|卍字
まるにちがいたかのは
|卍字
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Alex_K_Hiroshima_Asano_kamon.svg/240px-Alex_K_Hiroshima_Asano_kamon.svg.png
|만자
|хас
<span style="writing-mode:vertical-lr">ᠬᠠᠰ</span>
|གཡུང་དྲུང་
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Swastika_solarsymbol.svg/240px-Swastika_solarsymbol.svg.png
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Swastika-seoel_%28xndr%29.jpg/640px-Swastika-seoel_%28xndr%29.jpg
 
== Tricolour Supreme Ultimate ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Korean
|-
|-
|丸に三つ裏葵
|삼태극
|}
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Sam_Taegeuk.svg/240px-Sam_Taegeuk.svg.png


まるにみつうらあおい
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/SamTaegeukFan.jpg/377px-SamTaegeukFan.jpg
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Maru_ni_mitu_ura_Aoi_%28No_background_and_black_color_drawing%29.svg/240px-Maru_ni_mitu_ura_Aoi_%28No_background_and_black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
 
== Wheel of Joy ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Tibetan
|-
|-
|三つ河骨
|དགའ་འཁྱིལ
みつこうほね
|}
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Japanese_Crest_Mitu_Kouhone%28No_base%29.svg/240px-Japanese_Crest_Mitu_Kouhone%28No_base%29.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Tibetan_Dharmacakra.png
|-
 
|三つ盛蛇の目
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/023_Giant_Drum_%289228158724%29.jpg/360px-023_Giant_Drum_%289228158724%29.jpg
みつもりじゃのめ
 
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Japanese_Crest_Mitsumori_Janome.svg/240px-Japanese_Crest_Mitsumori_Janome.svg.png
{{Traditional-Symbols-and-Motifs}}
|-
|四つ目結


よつめゆい
==Other lessons==
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Japanese_crest_Yotumeyui.svg/240px-Japanese_crest_Yotumeyui.svg.png
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Philosophical-and-Religious-Texts|Philosophical and Religious Texts]]
|}
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Different-ways-to-greet-in-the-world|Different ways to greet in the world]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Comparison-of-Advanced-FLOSS-Tools-for-Learning|Comparison of Advanced FLOSS Tools for Learning]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Architectures:-Polynesia|Traditional Architectures: Polynesia]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Architectures:-Northern-America|Traditional Architectures: Northern America]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Techniques-for-learning-languages|Techniques for learning languages]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Websites-of-Classified-Advertisement|Websites of Classified Advertisement]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Best-Singers|Best Singers]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/The-Future-of-AI-–-A-Look-at-Possible-Directions|The Future of AI – A Look at Possible Directions]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Meanings-of-Country-Names|Meanings of Country Names]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-Study-with-a-Markup-Language|How to Study with a Markup Language]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Architectures:-Southern-Europe|Traditional Architectures: Southern Europe]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Productivity-tools-for-polyglots|Productivity tools for polyglots]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Good-Memories|Good Memories]]
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Tabletop-Games|Tabletop Games]]

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Arrow Splash[edit | edit source]

Japanese
矢絣

360px-Yagasuri_patan.png

Auspicious Clouds[edit | edit source]

Chinese Japanese
祥雲／祥云 瑞雲

800px-MET_RT665.jpg

Blessing[edit | edit source]

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

240px-ChunTei_Black_Fu_CNS11643_Kai.svg.png

482px-%E6%96%97%E6%96%B9%E7%A6%8F%E5%AD%97.jpg

Blue Sea Wave[edit | edit source]

Japanese
青海波

%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[edit | edit source]

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

Japanese
円相

244px-Enso.svg.png

Enso.jpg

Double Happiness[edit | edit source]

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

Chinese
囍

240px-Double_happiness.svg.png

640px-HK_Wedding_%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA%E6%95%AC%E8%8C%B6_red_cups_%E5%9B%8D_tea_pot_kettle_September_2022_Px3_05.jpg

Emblem[edit | edit source]

These symbols are Japanese emblems to represent identities.

More at https://irohakamon.com/

Japanese
紋
name image
織田木瓜 240px-Oda_ka_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
加賀梅鉢 240px-Kaga_Umebachi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png
五七桐 240px-Goshichi_no_kiri.svg.png
仙台笹 285px-Take_ni_Suzume.svg.png
武田菱 320px-Japanese_Crest_Takedabishi.svg.png
長門三つ星 227px-Alex_K_Hiroshima_Mori_kamon.svg.png
丸に十文字 240px-Maru_juji.svg.png
丸に七つ片喰 240px-Nanatsukatabami.png
丸の内に二つ引き 240px-Ashikaga_mon.svg.png
三つ盛り亀甲に花菱 240px-Mitumori_Kikkou_ni_Hanabishi_%28No_background_and_Black_color_drawing%29.svg.png

640px-Akasaki_matsuri.jpg

Endless Knot[edit | edit source]

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

Chinese Tibetan
盤長／盘长 དཔལ་བེའུ་།

307px-Endlessknot.svg.png

640px-Sanga60%25-wiki.jpg

Endless Swastika[edit | edit source]

Chinese Japanese
萬字不到頭／万字不到头 紗綾形

480px-Sayagata.svg.png

640px-Sayagata_motives_on_wall.jpg

Supreme Ultimate[edit | edit source]

Chinese Japanese Korean
太極／太极 太極 태극

240px-Yin_yang.svg.png 240px-Taegeuk.svg.png

640px-%E7%A7%80%E9%81%93%E8%80%85%E5%A1%94%E5%89%8D%E5%A4%AA%E6%9E%81%E5%8F%8C%E9%B1%BC%E5%9B%BE.jpg

640px-Taegeuk_in_Naju_Hyanggyo.jpg

Soyombo[edit | edit source]

Mongolian
соёмбо

ᠰᠣᠶᠤᠮᠪᠤ

240px-Soyombo_symbol_dark.svg.png

640px-GovPalaceSoyombo.jpg

Swastika[edit | edit source]

Chinese Japanese Korean Mongolian Tibetan
卍字 卍字 만자 хас

ᠬᠠᠰ

གཡུང་དྲུང་

240px-Swastika_solarsymbol.svg.png

640px-Swastika-seoel_%28xndr%29.jpg

Tricolour Supreme Ultimate[edit | edit source]

Korean
삼태극

240px-Sam_Taegeuk.svg.png

377px-SamTaegeukFan.jpg

Wheel of Joy[edit | edit source]

Tibetan
དགའ་འཁྱིལ

Tibetan_Dharmacakra.png

360px-023_Giant_Drum_%289228158724%29.jpg


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