Vocab Info
N1 Noun
日の丸outline of the sun (esp. represented as a red circle), the Japanese flag
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
red or gold circle representing the Sun
2.
national flag of Japan, Japanese flag, Hinomaru
See Also:
3.
Japan, Japanese government
All Forms
日の丸 【ひのまる】
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Examples
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日本の国旗は「日の丸」と呼ばれます。
Japan’s national flag is called the Hinomaru.
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日の丸のマークは扇や指物によく用いられていた。
The mark on the Japanese flag was often used on fans and decorative wooden fittings.
- N1
太陽の形をかたどった赤色や金色の丸を日の丸と言います。
Red or gold circles shaped like the sun are called Hinomaru.
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日の丸の国旗よりも描きやすい国旗なんて存在しないと思います。
I don't think there’s a national flag easier to draw than the Hinomaru.
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日本の国旗は「日の丸」と言われるように、赤い丸は太陽を表しているのです。
Japan’s flag is known as the Hinomaru, with its red circle representing the sun.
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