Skip to content

Nihongo Circle.

Road map Study guides Kana Dictionary Grammar Immersion Culture

Tomo challenges Games Mock exam Reading level

Lessons Dictionary Games

Study level

© 2026 Nihongo CircleAbout Changelog Genki companion Credits Terms Privacy Security Purchase help Withdraw from a purchase built by MELTEN

日の丸

ひのまる

noun

Meanings

1the Japanese flag
2red or gold circle representing the Sun
3national flag of Japan
4Japanese flag
5Hinomaru
6Japan
7Japanese government

Example sentence

その日、日の丸の旗がはためいていた。

On that day, Japanese flags were flying.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

日Day, Sun, Japan4 strokes 丸Round, Full (month), Perfection3 strokes

More words with 日

日米にちべい · Japan and the United States 日本人にほんじん · Japanese person 同日どうじつ · the same day 今日きょう · todayN5 日程にってい · scheduleN2

Full entry on Jisho

今日

こんにち · today

N3

毎日まいにち · every dayN5

来日らいにち · coming to JapanN2

More words with 丸

丸いまるい · round 丸っきりまるっきり · completely 真ん丸まんまる · perfect circle 丸まるまるまる · to become rounded 丸め込むまるめこむ · to coax 丸まる · circleN3 丸みまるみ · roundness 丸刈りまるがり · buzz cut

More at JLPT N1

All 2,699 N1 words All 1,232 N1 kanji Everything N1