Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N1

1190 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: national flag, banner, standard

Kunyomi: はた

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ほうへん

Meaning: square

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

手(きしゅ)   standard-bearer

(はんき)   banner of revolt

(こっき)   national flag

(はんき)   flag at half-mast

星条(せいじょうき)   Stars and Stripes

日章(にっしょうき)   the Japanese flag

(はた)   flag

(てばた)   semaphore flag

Onyomi Examples

キシュ standard-bearer, flag-bearer

ハタイロ situation, outlook, one's allegiance, affiliation, position

日章 ニッショウキ the Japanese (rising sun) flag

コウキ school flag

Kunyomi Examples

はた flag, pataka (banner), banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

揚げ はたあげ raising an army, raising a banner, launching a new group, launching a business, launching a new party

しらはた white flag, truce flag, surrender flag

大会 たいかいはた tournament flag