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Keyword
swirly pattern
  • comma-design
Frequency
#2082
Strokes
4
Grade
9
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
2237
Readings
ともえ100%
Mnemonic
A drum painter swirls three comma shapes chasing each other in a circle until the swirly pattern seems to spin on the wall.
Stroke order
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
巴ともえ
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
Noun
巴は豆ず
purging croton (Croton tiglium)
Noun
巴パ
Pali language
Noun
三みつ巴どもえ
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
Noun