まがたま
勾玉
1. magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jadeArcheology
2. Magatama, less frequently (曲玉), are curved, comma-shaped beads that appeared in prehistoric Japan from the Final Jōmon period through the Kofun period, approximately ca. 1,000 BC to the 6th century AD. The beads, also described as jewels, were made of primitive stone and earthen materials in the early period, but by the end of the Kofun period were made almost exclusively of jade.
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Read “勾玉” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Magatama” on DBpedia
まが玉 【まがたま】、曲玉 【まがたま】
曲玉: Rarely-used kanji form.
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