sakura..........a cherry tree
sansui ........a landscape or a seascape
sayagata...........a pattern constructed with continuous manji-symbol characters similar
to silk weaving known as saya
sagi.......an egret
seigaiha.......a wave or fish scale pattern
shippo-tsunagi ......a link of shippo which is a circular figure combining four ellipses:
shippo means seven treasure.
shishi........fu dog
shochikubai ..... a pine, a bamboo & a plum: they stands for longevity, prosperity and
fertility.
takara-zukushi ....many treasures
take..........bamboo
tako-karakusa.....an arabesque pattern similar to the octopus tentacles
tanzaku.....a rectagle note on paper
tojin.........Chinese or Korean people, non-Japanese in general
tsubame........a swallow
tsuru.............a crane
uri......a gourd
yoroke-shima......a wavy stripe
yoraku................a hanging Buddhist ornament
yukiwa...........a snow flake
zakuro......a pomegranate
sansui ........a landscape or a seascape
sayagata...........a pattern constructed with continuous manji-symbol characters similar
to silk weaving known as saya
sagi.......an egret
seigaiha.......a wave or fish scale pattern
shippo-tsunagi ......a link of shippo which is a circular figure combining four ellipses:
shippo means seven treasure.
shishi........fu dog
shochikubai ..... a pine, a bamboo & a plum: they stands for longevity, prosperity and
fertility.
takara-zukushi ....many treasures
take..........bamboo
tako-karakusa.....an arabesque pattern similar to the octopus tentacles
tanzaku.....a rectagle note on paper
tojin.........Chinese or Korean people, non-Japanese in general
tsubame........a swallow
tsuru.............a crane
uri......a gourd
yoroke-shima......a wavy stripe
yoraku................a hanging Buddhist ornament
yukiwa...........a snow flake
zakuro......a pomegranate
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