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Kanji Detail for 幡 - "banner, flag"

幡

  • Meaning

    幡 means "banner, flag." Also associated with turn.

    1. Banner - A hanging flag; a pennant.

    2. Flag - A piece of cloth used as a symbol.

    3. Flutter - To wave; to turn over.

  • Words using 幡

    • 八幡 はちまん Listen Hachiman (god of war); Hachiman shrine

  • Tattoo check: 幡

    • Verified meaning: banner, flag
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はた)
    • Also carries these associations: turn

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 幡

    Surnames 幡(はた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    flag

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pennant, banner, streamer, flag

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    banner

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    pennant, banner, streamer, flag

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A banner. | Interchangeable with 翻. Appearance of change. (Mencius) "Then suddenly changed, saying."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ban(バン) バン

    han(ハン) ハン

    hon(ホン) ホン

    man(マン) マン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hata(はた) はた

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    巾 (haba・habahen・kimben)

  • Related Keywords

    banner flag turn pennant flutter banderole burgee cloth colors crest emblem ensign gonfalon guidon hanging insignia pennon standard streamer vexillum

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