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Kanji Detail for 旆 - "flag"
旆
- Meaning
旆 means "flag."
Flag - A banner with a swallow-tailed end.
- 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
flag ornament; flags, banners
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
pennant; streamer
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
banner, flag; ornament
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A type of flag. From "Shiming": "Mixed silk makes 旆." Meaning multicolored edges form wing-like tails. In ancient times, erected on boats and carriages, hence used as a term for travelers. Such as 文旆 (literary banner), 返旆 (returning banner). | [Character note] The lower right is written with 巿, different from 市. Some incorrectly write it with 巾 as 斾.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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