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捻じ桔梗 (ねじききょう, nejikikyou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

捻ねじ桔き梗きょう

Meanings

1

twisted Chinese bellflower crest

A traditional Japanese family crest (kamon) design featuring a Chinese bellflower (kikyō) with twisted petals.

あの家いえの家か紋もんは捻ねじ桔き梗きょうです。
That family's crest is a twisted Chinese bellflower.

Kanji

捻twirl, twist, play with
桔used in plant names
梗for the most part, close up, flower stem

Related words

桔き梗きょう
Refers to the Chinese bellflower plant or a plain bellflower crest, without the twisted design.

Etymology

Compound of 捻じ (neji, 'twist') and 桔梗 (kikyō, 'Chinese bellflower'), describing the twisted-petal bellflower motif used in heraldry.