幟
flag, banner, streamer
Readings
On'yomi
- シ
Kun'yomi
- のぼり
Meaning
幟 centers on a piece of cloth used for display or signaling: a flag, banner, or streamer.
Most common words using 幟
- 幟のぼり
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top
- 五月幟ごがつのぼり
Boys' Festival paper-carp streamers
- 幟邑のぼりざと
kanji "large village" radical
- 旗幟きし
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
- 旗幟鮮明きしせんめい
making one's attitude (position, stand) clear; unfurling and clearly showing one's banner
Study
Etymology
幟 combines 巾 (cloth) with 戠, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to marking or distinguishing, giving the idea of a cloth used as a signal flag.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 巾 is a cloth, and the right side 戠 looks like a pole with a marker. Imagine a cloth attached to a pole, waving as a flag or banner.
Reading mnemonic
For シ, picture a flag with the letter 'C' on it, waving in the wind: 'C' -> シ, and the flag is a banner.