tomoe

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noun

A circular design of swirling water, commonly used in Japanese family crests and corporation logos.

OriginJapanese 巴 →
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Meanings

tomoe1

nountomoe (plural tomoe)
  1. A circular design of swirling water, commonly used in Japanese family crests and corporation logos.

Tomoe2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Japanese, found in ethnic-Japanese populations in English-speaking localities, as an ethnic given name, complementing their "English" name.

Origin

tomoe · noun

  1. Japanese巴
  2. Englishtomoe

Borrowed from Japanese 巴 (tomoe).

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Tomoe · proper noun

  1. Japaneseともえ
  2. EnglishTomoe

From Japanese ともえ (Tomoe).

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Translations

Japanese 巴
  • 巴 (tomoe)circular design of swirling water
Korean 도모에
  • 도모에 (domo'e)circular design of swirling water
Russian томоэ
  • томоэ (tomoe)circular design of swirling water

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TomeometooToome
Cite this entry
APA

tomoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomoe

MLA

“tomoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomoe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tomoe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomoe.

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