Kanji Detail for 旌 - "banner, commend"

旌

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
旌 means "banner, commend."
1. Banner - A flag with yak tail on the pole decorated with bird feathers.
2. Commend - To display; to praise; to honor.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

flag; praise

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

banner or flag adorned with feathers; to signal

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

banner; make manifest

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to signal; a flag adorned with feathers

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

A type of flag. Split feathers attached to yak tail at the top, used to advance soldiers. In ancient times, envoys carried 旌節 (credentials), hence travelers are called 文旌, 行旌. | To commend publicly. Any erecting of memorial arches or markers is called 旌. Meaning to honor and mark clearly for recognition.
Onyomi

sei(せい)

shoh(しょう)
Kunyomi

arawa.su(あらわす)

hata(はた)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

方 (ho・hohen・katahen)
Related Keywords
banner flag yak tail pole decorated bird feathers commend display praise honor