鉤十字

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

Etymology

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

Noun

鉤十字 (hiragana かぎじゅうじ, rōmaji 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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.