komejirushi; Japanese asterisk-like symbol (※)
Refers to the ※ symbol, used similarly to an asterisk to mark notes, references, or important points in Japanese text.
注釈には米印（※）が使われている。
A komejirushi (※) is used for the footnote.
重要な項目の前に米印を付けてください。
Please put a komejirushi before important items.
Standard kanji spelling; literally 'rice mark', from the shape of the ※ symbol.
Spelling using the ※ symbol itself; common in informal writing.
From 米 (こめ, 'rice') + 印 (じるし, 'mark'), because the shape of the ※ symbol resembles a rice grain.