Vocabulary
What does 日の丸 (ひのまる, hinomaru) mean?
日の丸 (ひのまる, hinomaru) means the Japanese national flag, the rising-sun flag.
Quick facts| Reading | ひのまる |
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| Romaji | hinomaru |
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| Part of speech | noun |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N1 |
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N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhinomaru
the Japanese national flag, the rising-sun flag
- 1noun red or gold circle representing the Sun
- 2noun national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Hinomaru
- 3noun Japan; Japanese government
Example sentences
式場には日の丸が掲げられていた。
The Japanese flag was raised at the ceremony hall.
選手たちは日の丸を背負って戦った。
The athletes competed carrying the flag of the rising sun on their backs.
