What does kanji 幡 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 幡 is flag.

How is kanji 幡 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 幡 are はた; the onyomi readings are ハン, バン, ホン, マン.

What words use kanji 幡?

Example words that use kanji 幡 include 旗, 幡, 幢, 七夕.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

幡

Meaning

Kanji 幡

flag

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はた
Onyomi 音読み: ハンバンホンマン
Nanori 名乗り: はわた

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #1948
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 審 • 播 • 蕃 • 番 • 翻 • 潘 • 鄱

Related vocabulary

Showing 20 common entries

Showing 20 of 20 entries that include this kanji.

旗

はた

banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

幡

ばん

pataka (banner)

幢

はたほこ

long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag

七夕

たなばた

Star Festival (held in July or August)

八幡

はちまん

Hachiman (God of War)

因幡

いなば

Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)

黄幡

おうばん

Ōban

弓矢八幡

ゆみやはちまん

god of war

南無八幡

なむはちまん

O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy

幢幡

どうばん

hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples

八幡宮

はちまんぐう

Shrine of the God of War

因幡の白兎

いなばのしろうさぎ

Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

風で幡がひるがえった。

The flag fluttered in the wind.

町の広場に大きな幡が立っていた。

There was a big flag standing in the town square.

幡をひっくりかえしてしまった。

I flipped the flag over.

彼は戦争の象徴として幡を掲げた。

He raised the flag as a symbol of war.

広場には幡がたくさん飾られていた。

Many flags were displayed in the square.

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