Hinomaru

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The national flag of Japan, consisting of a large red disc (representing the sun) in the centre of a white rectangular horizontal background.

Word forms

Hinomaru

Etymology

From Japanese 日の丸 (hinomaru, “circle of the sun”).

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