日の丸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	丸
ひ Grade: 1	まる Grade: 2
kun'yomi

日の丸 (hinomaru): a painting with the red-sun flag of Japan in the foreground.

Etymology

From 日 (hi, “sun”) +‎ の (no, attributive particle) +‎ 丸 (maru, “circle”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひのまる [híꜜnòmàrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [çino̞ma̠ɾɯ̟]

Noun

日(ひ)の丸(まる) • (hinomaru) 

1. a circle, usually colored red or gold, shaped like a round sun; in ancient times, imprinted on hand fans and 指物 (sashimono)
2. (colloquial) Short for 日の丸の旗 (hinomaru no hata). a flag depicting a red sun on a white background, especially when pertaining to the national flag of Japan
3. (by extension, colloquial) Japan (in general) or the Japanese government

Derived terms

• 日(ひ)の丸(まる)御(ご)城(じょう)米(まい) (hinomaru gojōmai)
• 日(ひ)の丸(まる)の旗(はた) (hinomaru no hata)
• 日(ひ)の丸(まる)幟(のぼり) (hinomaru nobori)
• 日(ひ)の丸(まる)飛(ひ)行(こう)隊(たい) (Hinomaru Hikōtai)
• 日(ひ)の丸(まる)弁(べん)当(とう) (hinomaru bentō)
• 親(おや)方(かた)日(ひ)の丸(まる) (oyakata hinomaru)

Idioms

• 日(ひ)の丸(まる)を背(せ)負(お)う (hinomaru o seou)

Descendants

• → English: Hinomaru

See also

• 日(にっ)章(しょう)旗(き) (Nisshōki, the national flag of Japan)