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    3. 日の丸

    日の丸

    日ひの​丸まる

    red or gold circle representing the Sun

    N1KMT4News #8+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab8 strokes

    ひのまる

    Noun

    1.
    red or gold circle representing the Sun
    2.
    national flag of Japan, Japanese flag, Hinomaru
    3.
    Japan, Japanese government

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    日ひの丸まるは日に本ほんの国こっ旗きだ。

    The Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan.

    KMT3Culture & Traditions
    運うん動どう会かいで日ひの丸まるの旗はたが掲かかげられた。

    The Hinomaru flag was raised at the sports festival.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsSports & Martial Arts
    多おおくの日に本ほん人じんが日ひの丸まるに誇ほこりを感かんじている。

    Many Japanese people feel pride in the Hinomaru.

    KMT4Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    日ひの丸まる弁べん当とうは、ご飯はんの真まん中なかに梅うめ干ぼしを置おいたシンプルな弁べん当とうだ。

    A Hinomaru bento is a simple lunchbox with a pickled plum in the middle of the rice.

    KMT5Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    オリンピックで日に本ほん選せん手しゅが金きんメダルを獲かく得とくし、日ひの丸まるが掲けい揚ようされた。

    A Japanese athlete won a gold medal at the Olympics, and the Hinomaru was raised.

    KMT5Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions

    Characters that make up this word

    日
    ひ・-び・-か…(14)
    day・sun・Japan・counter for days
    Kanji
    丸
    まる・まる.める・まる.い…(4)
    round・full (month)・perfection・-ship・pills…(5)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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