巴 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「巾」
道準1University / general ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「巾」
- On
- ハ
- Kun
- ともえ・うずまき
- Meaning
- comma design; swirl
Origin
A pictograph of a coiled snake: the swirling comma-shaped design.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 巴ともえ
comma-shaped design
- 三つ巴みつどもえ
a three-way contest
Example
優勝争いは三つ巴になった。
The title race became a three-way contest.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)