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赤菱 (あかびし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

赤あか菱びし

Meanings

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noun

Red Crystal

A politically and religiously neutral emblem used by the International Committee of the Red Cross, alongside the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

赤あか菱びしは、赤せき十じゅう字じや赤せき新しん月げつと並ならぶ保ほ護ご標ひょう章しょうの一ひとつです。
The Red Crystal is one of the protective emblems alongside the Red Cross and Red Crescent.

Kanji

赤red
菱diamond (shape), water chestnut, rhombus

Similar words

赤せき十じゅう字じ
Red Cross emblem; 赤菱 is a more recent, neutral alternative.
赤せき新しん月げつ
Red Crescent emblem; 赤菱 serves the same protective function without religious connotations.

Etymology

Compound of 赤 (red) and 菱 (diamond/rhombus), describing the shape and color of the emblem. The term was adopted in the early 2000s when the Red Crystal was introduced as an additional protective emblem.