Translingual
Han character
卍 (Kangxi radical 24, 十+4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 弓難 (NX), four-corner 12217, composition ⿻㇅⿳丨一丨 or ⿻⿱⿰一丨⿰丨一十)
- The left-facing swastika.
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 156, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2724
- Dae Jaweon: page 356, character 8
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 51, character 15
- Unihan data for U+534D
Chinese
Pronunciation
Definitions
卍
- swastika
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji
卍
(Hyōgai kanji)
Readings
Etymology
Kanji in this term
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卍
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まんじ Hyōgai
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kun'yomi
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Alternative spellings
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卍字 万字 卐
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From the on'yomi readings of 卍字 or 万字.[1]
Sense 3, the youth slang usage, comes from the similarity of the word's pronunciation to マジ (maji, “seriously, for real”).
Pronunciation
Noun
卍 • (manji)
- swastika, especially a left-facing swastika
- (cartography) indicates Buddhist temples on maps
- (youth slang) awesome, hype
Derived terms
See also
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Hanja
卍 (eumhun 만자 만 (manja man))
- hanja form? of 만 (“swastika”)
Vietnamese
Han character
卍: Hán Nôm readings: vạn
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