ひのまる

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ひのまる – see the following entry.

[noun] a circle, usually colored red or gold, shaped like a round sun; in ancient times, imprinted on hand fans and 指物 (sashimono)

[noun] (colloquial) Short for 日の丸の旗 (hinomaru no hata). a flag depicting a red sun on a white background, especially when pertaining to the national flag of Japan

[noun] (by extension, colloquial) Japan (in general) or the Japanese government

(This term, ひのまる, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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