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While watching _Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress_ , I saw this symbol during the
opening song:

[![symbol painted on the Iron
Fortress](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4eIuo.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4eIuo.jpg)

But what exactly does this symbol stand for? Is it ever mentioned what this
stands for? Have I missed something? I also think I saw it once in the first
episode, painted on the train, so I'm guessing it is the symbol for the train
itself, but I'm not sure... I just want to know for what is this symbol used.


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What is this symbol used in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress?


According to [this post](http://kabaneri.com/special/rokon/) on the official
website, this is the 浄化マーク, meaning "purification mark". It is derived from /
inspired by [older variants of the character
六](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AD#Glyph_origin), which is the "Rok-"
in the phrase "Rokkon Shōjō" and means "six". This symbol is written on things
to indicate that the things in question are "pure" (free of _kabane_ ,
presumably).

I don't recall this being mentioned in the anime.


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