also: カギじゅうじ
The hooked cross is known as a symbol of Nazi Germany.
あの建物の壁に鉤十字が落書きされていた。
A swastika was graffitied on the wall of that building.
ハーケンクロイツ is the German loanword 'Hakenkreuz', used synonymously with 鉤十字 but more explicitly referring to the Nazi symbol.
Standard kanji spelling; 鉤 means 'hook'.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the katakana カギ may be used for clarity or emphasis.
Hiragana-kanji spelling; softer than the katakana variant.
Compound of 鉤 (kagi, 'hook') and 十字 (jūji, 'cross'), literally 'hooked cross'. The term is a calque of German Hakenkreuz.