tomoe; comma-shaped heraldic design
A traditional Japanese design of interlocked comma-like swirls, often seen in family crests, shrine decorations, and taiko drum motifs.
The whirlpool is spinning in a swirling tomoe-like pattern.
A triple tomoe is used in the family crest.
The drumhead sometimes has a tomoe pattern painted on it.
three-comma emblem; mitsudomoe symbol · three-way fight; three-cornered struggle
in a confused mass; swirling around
dogfight; three-way playoff · sumo three-way playoff
comma-pattern tile
great St. John's wort; giant St. John's wort
Standard kanji form; high-frequency news ranking.
Rarely used kanji form.
The origin of the word ともえ is uncertain. The kanji 巴 is conventionally used for this design.