Wachigai refers to a design that consists of many intersecting circles, and in yusoku-monyo (traditional design motifs, used either in single units or repeated to create patterns, based on designs from Heian courtly decoration) has a similar pattern called shippo.
輪違という文様は、幾つもの輪を交差させたものをいい、有職文様では、同様のものを七宝ともいう。