Emblem - badge

Japanese: 徽章 - きしょう
Emblem - badge

…In this sense, badges in modern society have become latent totems. The word "insignia" can also be written as "insignia," but "insignia" means "flag." Metallic ones are commonly called "medals," cloth ones "ribbons," and ones sewn onto breast pockets "patch" (German for "coat of arms"), but the English word "badge" refers to all of these.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "emblem" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…現代社会での記章はその意味で,潜在化したトーテムとなったのである。なお,徽章とも書くが,徽は旗じるしの意。また,金属製のものをメダル,布製のものをリボン,胸ポケットなどに縫いつけるものをワッペン(ドイツ語で紋章の意)などと一般に呼びならわしているが,英語のバッジbadgeはこのいずれをもさす。…

※「徽章」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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