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])[1]
  • IPA(key): [çino̞ma̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

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
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

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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