日の丸

ひのまる

Meanings

1. Noun red or gold circle representing the Sun
2. national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Hinomaru See also: 日の丸の旗 (ひのまるのはた).
3. Japan; Japanese government

Kanji

• 日 day. Read as ひ.
• 丸 round. Read as まる.

Example sentences

• 日の丸がはためいていた。
  Japanese flags were flying.

Common phrases

• 日の丸を背負う
• 日の丸を掲げる
• 日の丸をつける
• 日の丸を振る

Words containing 日の丸

• 日の丸弁当 (ひのまるべんとう) hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
• 親方日の丸 (おやかたひのまる) attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with
• 日の丸の旗 (ひのまるのはた) flag with a red circle on a white background

And 1 more.

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