English Dictionary

swastika

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈswɒstɪkə/

名詞

可算名詞 換喩的 不可算名詞

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of National Socialism and fascism.

日本語の意味

（可算）各腕が途中で90度に曲がった等長な十字形の記号。古代および現代のさまざまな文明で宗教的シンボルとして用いられてきたが、現代の西洋では、主に右に曲がった形状が国家社会主義やファシズムの象徴として認識されている。

A museum exhibit explained how the ancient swastika symbol was adopted and later corrupted by 20th-century fascists.

博物館の展示は、古代の鉤十字の象徴がどのように採用され、後に20世紀のファシストによって汚されたかを説明した。

意味（1）

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of National Socialism and fascism.

This was signed by Dana Da, who added pentacles and pentagrams, and a crux ansata, and half-a-dozen swastikas, and a Triple Tau to his name, just to show that he was all he laid claim to be.

意味（2）

(fascism, history, metonymically, uncountable) Nazi rule.

Is that what you think of me? I believe in the Grail, not the Swastika!

swastikas （ plural ）