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Kanji Detail for 巴 - "tomoe"
巴
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Meaning
巴 means "tomoe." Also associated with spiral, serpent.
Tomoe - A swirling, comma-shaped pattern.
Spiral - A coiling, circular shape.
Serpent - A mythical giant snake.
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Tattoo check: 巴
- Verified meaning: tomoe
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ともえ, ともみ, は, ば)
- Also carries these associations: spiral, serpent
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 巴
Given names 巴(ともえ)
巴(ともみ)
Surnames 巴(は)
巴(ば)
巴(はもん)
巴(へ)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
comma-design
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
greatly desire, anxiously hope
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Ba, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan); the east of Sichuan and Chongqing Municipality; surname Ba; (bound form) abbr. for 巴勒斯坦[Ba1 le4 si1 tan3] (Palestine), 巴基斯坦[Ba1 ji1 si1 tan3] (Pakistan) or 巴西[Ba1 xi1] (Brazil)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to desire, to wish for
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An ancient state name. In present-day eastern Sichuan. Qin destroyed it and established Ba Commandery. After Han, it was divided into Badong and Baxi commanderies, all under Yizhou, called the Three Ba. Now, Sichuan is called 巴蜀, based on this.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 巴
最近僕の義弟Ｙ砲兵少佐が、三年間の巴里駐在を終へて帰つて来た。数々の土産物を取巻いて、われわれはいろいろな土産話を聴いた。
Recently my brother in law, artillery major Y, came back from a three year trip in Paris. Surrounded by a great number of souvenirs he had brought back, we heard tales of his travels.
私は巴里滞在中、二三の画家諸君と識り合ひになり、ちよいちよいアトリエを訪ねるやうなこともあつたが、いつでもその仕事振り、生活振りに多大の興味を惹かれた。
When I was in Paris, I became acquainted with two or three painters, and I went to visit their atelier from time to time. I was always fascinated by their method of work and their way of life.