Tomoe (巴, also written 鞆絵), [a] commonly translated as "comma", [2][3] is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese mon (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a magatama. The tomoe appears in many designs with various uses.

Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前, Japanese pronunciation: [5]) was an onna-musha, a female samurai, mentioned in The Tale of the Heike. [6] There is doubt as to whether she existed as she doesn't appear in any primary accounts of the Genpei war. She …

Tomoe (巴衛) is one of the deuteragonists of the Kamisama Kiss anime and manga series. He is a fox yokai, presently serving as the familiar Nanami Momozono. Tomoe has been abandoned by his former master, Mikage, and left to care for the land …

2022年12月29日 · The tomoe is a Shinto symbol with swirling commas. It looks like the Chinese yin-yang and the Celtic triquetra knot. Tomoe and magatama might’ve come from the ancient Daoism symbol.

2023年7月19日 · Represented by three comma-shaped swirls, the tomoe symbolizes the eternal cycle of birth, life, and death. This enchanting symbol is often associated with Shintoism and is believed to bring protection, good luck, and spiritual enlightenment to those who embrace it.

2017年7月12日 · Tomoe, (巴 or 鞆絵, とも) is a Japanese symbol that is widely accepted as the symbol of Shinto. ‘Tomoe’ can roughly be translated as ‘comma’, with mitsu-tomoe meaning ‘three commas’. The mitsu-domoe is the version usually used as a symbol in Shinto, with three being a sacred number.

2010年1月29日 · Here are some examples of tomoe, taken from the book Japanese Design Motifs, by Fumie Adachi, Dover, 1972. The tomoe has been a favorite symbol in Japanese heraldry for centuries. Today, the mitsudomoe has become popular with …