旗 means “flag, banner”

はた · hata

Also: standard

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はた

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キ

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The story

A flagpole with its streamer (方 and the small slant and bar at its top right, the banner part also in 旅 and 族), with 其 giving the sound: a flag. Japan's 国旗 is the 日の丸, and at the Olympics a 旗手, flag bearer, leads the team into the stadium.

Used in 旗 (hata, flag), 国旗 (kokki, national flag), and 旗手 (kishu, flag bearer)

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