Keyword
swirly pattern
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2237
Readings
(12%)
Mnemonic

A stylized pictograph of a swirly pattern, also called a tomoe.

Used in kanji (11 in total)
color
grasp
fertilizer
lute
???
plantain
city walls
farmer's rake
large winecup
???
thorny bamboo
Used in vocabulary (43 in total)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
Paris (France)
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle