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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:

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

Yagasuri

Japanese
矢絣 やがすり

Yamato: