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Kanji Detail for 旗 - "flag, banner"

旗

  • Meaning

    旗 means "flag, banner."

    1. Flag - A banner; a standard.

    2. Banner - An ensign; a pennant.

    3. Emblem - A symbol; a sign.

  • Words using 旗

    • 国旗 こっき Listen national flag
    • 旗印 はたじるし Listen design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia
    • 旗手 きしゅ Listen standard-bearer; flag-bearer
    • 赤旗 あかはた Listen red flag; Red Flag (Communist Party newspaper)
    • 反旗 はんき Listen standard of revolt; banner of rebellion

  • Four-character idioms with 旗

    • 旗幟鮮明 きしせんめい Listen making one's attitude (position, stand) clear

  • Tattoo check: 旗

    • Verified meaning: flag, banner
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はた)

    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 旗

    Surnames 旗(はた)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    national flag; banner; standard

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    banner, flag, streamer

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    flag; variant of 旗[qi2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    banner, flag, streamer

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

    Cloth or silk attached to a pole, raised as a marker or for commands. There are many types and forms, such as 旌, 旄, 旛, 幢 and others. In ancient times, each had specific names. Now they are generally called 旗. | In the Qing dynasty, the Manchu, Mongol, and Han armies were organized into Eight Banners. Hence they were called 旗下人 (Banner people), or simply 旗人.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ki(キ) キ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hata(はた) はた

  • Strokes

    tip

    14 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    方 (ho・hohen・katahen)

  • Related Keywords

    flag banner ensign pennant standard emblem streamer symbol insignia colors

Sentences including 旗

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  • This is the flag of japan.

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