Etymology

Hinomaru

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Today it means: The national flag of Japan, consisting of a large red disc (representing the sun) in the centre of a white rectangular horizontal background. Full definition →

Japanese 日の丸
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from日の丸“circle of the sun”
  2. English todayHinomaru

From Japanese 日の丸 (hinomaru, “circle of the sun”).

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