Kanji Detail for 幢 - "banner"

幢

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
幢 means "banner."
1. Banner - A flag used for military command or ceremonies; a temple ornament.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

flag; banner

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

carriage curtain; sun screen

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

banner; pennant (in ancient China)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

carriage curtain; sun screen; tent; measure word for buildings

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

A type of banner. Used in ceremonial processions. Made with red cords strung through tassels, covered with silk on the outside, mounted on a curved pole. Those with short covering and exposed tassels are called 羽葆幢. Buddhists writing sutras on the covering call it 經幢. Carved on stone pillars, it's called 石幢.
Onyomi

doh(どう)

toh(とう)
Kunyomi

hata(はた)
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

巾 (haba・habahen・kimben)
Related Keywords
banner flag military command ceremonies temple ornament