Word Meaning 親方日の丸

おやかたひのまる oyakatahi no maru

親方日の丸 is read as おやかたひのまる (oyakatahi no maru) and means attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with.

Meaning

English

  1. attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with
  2. dependence on the central government
  3. attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees

Reading

Kana

おやかたひのまる

Romaji

oyakatahi no maru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 36975 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

日の丸

ひのまる

outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle)

親方

おやがた

foster parent

親日

しんにち

pro-Japanese

親日派

しんにちは

pro-Japanese group

親方株

おやかたかぶ

coach's name-use license (licence)

親日家

しんにちか

Japanophile

親方思いの主倒し

おやかたおもいのしゅだおし

trying to help one's master but instead ending up hurting him

八方丸く治まる

はっぽうまるくおさまる

to find a solution (after struggle)

丸1日

まるいちにち

the whole day

日米和親条約

にちべいわしんじょうやく

Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (March 31, 1854)

日の丸弁当

ひのまるべんとう

hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)

日イ親善

にちいしんぜん

friendly relations between Japan and Israel