日の丸
Meanings
Noun
1. red or gold circle representing the Sun
2. national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Hinomaru
3. Japan; Japanese government
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ひのまる
Used in vocabulary
親方日の丸
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
Noun
Examples2
その
On that day, Japanese flags were flying.
日の丸
Japanese flags were flying.