JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 旗: "flag, banner, standard"
The kanji 旗 means "flag, banner, standard". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read キ in on'yomi and はた in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はた
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | flag, banner, standard |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1190 of 2,501 |
Common words with 旗
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 旗flag · pataka (banner)
- 白旗white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
- 旗本headquarters (on the battlefield) · direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
- 反旗を翻すto rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
- 旗艦flagship
- 旗印design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia · banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause; objective
- 国旗national flag
- 旗色situation; outlook · one's allegiance; affiliation; position
- 軍旗battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors
- 旗頭leader; boss · upper part of a flag
- 旗を振るto wave a flag · to show the way
- 旗を立てるto hoist a flag
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