Ring-shaped crest - Kanjomon

Japanese: 環状紋 - かんじょうもん
Ring-shaped crest - Kanjomon

…(3) A whorl (abbreviated as W) is one with one delta on each side of the pattern. It has a spiral or helical center (pure whorl or narrow whorl), a circular or elliptical center (annular), two hoof patterns that look like two hoof patterns interlocking with each other from the left and right, with both hoof lines running on the same side (double hoof patterns), or on opposite sides (twin hoof patterns), similar to a hoof pattern, but with an arched or hooked line within the hoof line, whose convex part faces the opening of the hoof line (hoof pattern with hoof patterns), and two or more patterns that form one fingerprint (mixed pattern), and are numbered 7 to 9. (4) An accidental variation (abbreviated as C) is a fingerprint that does not belong to any of the arched, hoof, or whorl patterns. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "ring crest" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(3)渦状紋whorl(Wと略記)は,紋理の左右に1個ずつ三角州があるものをいう。中央が渦巻状またはらせん状のもの(純渦状紋または狭義の渦状紋),中央が円形または楕円形のもの(環状紋),二つの蹄状紋が互いに左右から組み合ったような形を呈し,蹄状線がともに同一側に流れるもの(二重蹄状紋),互いに反対側に流れるもの(双胎蹄状紋),蹄状紋に似ているが,蹄状線内に弧状線またはかぎ状線があり,その凸部が蹄状線の口と相対しているもの(有胎蹄状紋),2個以上の紋様で1個の指紋を形成しているもの(混合紋)があり,指紋番号は7~9。(4)変体紋accidental(Cと略記)は,弓状紋,蹄状紋,渦状紋のいずれにも属さない指紋をいう。…

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