日(ひ)の丸(まる)outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle), the Japanese flag

日本(にほん)の国旗(こっき)は「日(ひ)の丸(まる)」と呼(よ)ばれます。

The Japanese flag is called "the circle of the sun," which is especially represented as a red circle. {outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle), the Japanese flag}

日(ひ)の丸(まる)のマークは扇(おうぎ)や指物(さしもの)によく用(もち)いられていた。

The symbol of the rising sun, often represented as a red circle, was frequently used in fans and fretwork. {outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle), the Japanese flag}

太陽(たいよう)の形(かたち)をかたどった赤色(あかいろ)や金色(きんいろ)の丸(まる)を日(ひ)の丸(まる)と言(い)います。

We call the red or gold circles shaped like the sun as "Hinomaru", which refers to the outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle) or the Japanese flag. {outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle), the Japanese flag}

日(ひ)の丸(まる)の国旗(こっき)よりも描(か)きやすい国旗(こっき)なんて存在(そんざい)しないと思(おも)います。

I believe there is no national flag easier to draw than the Japanese flag, which features the outline of the sun represented as a red circle. {outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle), the Japanese flag}

日本(にほん)の国旗(こっき)は「日(ひ)の丸(まる)」と言(い)われるように、赤(あか)い丸(まる)は太陽(たいよう)を表(あらわ)しているのです。

The Japanese flag, often referred to as the "Circle of the Sun," represents the sun with a red circle. {outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle), the Japanese flag}