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thumb|Three tomoe

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shape
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Hidari gomon.svg
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Tomoe
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Theories of its origin
  • Tomoe emblem history in Japan
  • Usage in Ryukyu
  • Symbolism and uses
  • Similar designs
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • Notes
  • Explanatory footnotes
  • Citations
  • Sources
  • External links

thumb|Three tomoe

, commonly translated as "comma", is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tomoe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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