Vocab Info

N1 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

      red or gold circle representing the Sun

    2. Noun

      2.

      national flag of Japan, Japanese flag, Hinomaru

    3. Noun

      3.

      Japan, Japanese government

    All Forms

    日の丸 【ひのまる】

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    • General Top 13,600

    Examples

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      日本(にほん)国旗(こっき)は「()(まる)」と()ばれます。

      Japan’s national flag is called the Hinomaru.

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      ()(まる)のマークは(おうぎ)指物(さしもの)によく(もち)いられていた。

      The mark on the Japanese flag was often used on fans and decorative wooden fittings.

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      太陽(たいよう)(かたち)をかたどった赤色(あかいろ)金色(きんいろ)(まる)()(まる)()います。

      Red or gold circles shaped like the sun are called Hinomaru.

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      ()(まる)国旗(こっき)よりも()きやすい国旗(こっき)なんて存在(そんざい)しないと(おも)います。

      I don't think there’s a national flag easier to draw than the Hinomaru.

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      日本(にほん)国旗(こっき)は「()(まる)」と()われるように、(あか)(まる)太陽(たいよう)(あらわ)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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