ハーケンクロイツ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hakenkreuz (“swastika”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ハーケンクロイツ [hàákéńkúróꜜìtsù] (Nakadaka – [6])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ːkẽ̞ŋkɯ̟ɾo̞it͡sɨ]

Noun

ハーケンクロイツ • (hākenkuroitsu) 

1. hakenkreuz; Nazi swastika

See also

• 鉤十字(かぎじゅうじ) (kagijūji, “counterclockwise swastika”)
• 卍(まんじ) (manji, “counterclockwise swastika”)

Further reading

• ハーケンクロイツ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja