Ganmate Cross - Ganmate Juji

Japanese: ガンマテ十字 - がんまてじゅうじ
Ganmate Cross - Ganmate Juji

…Variations of the Latin cross include the Lorraine cross with two horizontal lines, and the base cross with a base at the bottom. (4) The swastika, which has curved ends, or the gamma-dion, which is made up of four Greek gammas. In India it is called the swastika, and in Japan it is called the manji. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Gamma Te Juji" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ラテン十字の変形としては,横の線が2本のロレーヌ十字,下に台の付いた台付き十字などがある。(4)正十字の線の末端が曲がっている鉤十字,またはギリシア文字のガンマが四つ組んだ形なので,ガンマテ十字,ガンマディオンgammadionとよばれるもの。インドではスワスティカ,日本では〈卍(まんじ)〉とよばれている。…

※「ガンマテ十字」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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