卍巴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
卍	巴
まんじ Hyōgai	ともえ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 卍 (manji, “swastika”) +‎ 巴 (tomoe, “tomoe”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まんじともえ [màńjítóꜜmòè] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) まんじともえ [máꜜǹjìtòmòè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [mã̠ɲ̟d͡ʑito̞mo̞e̞]

Noun

卍(まんじ)巴(ともえ) • (manjitomoe) ^{←まんじともゑ (manzitomowe)?}

1. the quality or state of falling in swirls, especially of one after another

   卍巴(まんじともえ)になって戦(たたか)う

   manjitomoe ni natte tatakau

   clash in a furious storm

References

• Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN