国こっ旗き

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

national flag

Refers to the official flag of a country. A straightforward, common noun.

オリンピックの開かい会かい式しきで各かっ国こくの国こっ旗きが掲かかげられた。
The national flags of each country were raised at the Olympic opening ceremony.
学がっ校こうの校こう庭ていには国こっ旗きが掲けい揚ようされている。
The national flag is hoisted in the schoolyard.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に国こっ旗きを立たてるto plant the national flag at a place
登と山ざん家かは山さん頂ちょうに国こっ旗きを立たてた。
The climber planted the national flag at the summit.
国こっ旗きを振ふるto wave the national flag
観かん客きゃくたちは国こっ旗きを振ふって選せん手しゅを応おう援えんした。
The spectators waved national flags to cheer on the athletes.
国こっ旗きがはためくthe national flag flutters
強つよい風かぜの中なか、国こっ旗きがはためいていた。
The national flag fluttered in the strong wind.

Expressions

国こっ旗きを掲かかげるhoist the national flag

Kanji

国country
旗flag, banner, standard

Related words

旗はたN3
旗 is the general word for any flag or banner, while 国旗 specifically means a country's official national flag.
日ひの丸まるN1
国旗 is the generic word for 'national flag', while 日の丸 refers specifically to Japan's red-sun flag.
星せい条じょう旗き
国旗 is the general word for any country's national flag, while 星条旗 specifically means the U.S. flag.

Don't confuse with

国こっ歌か
国旗 is the national flag while 国歌 is the national anthem, and the two are often taught together so learners may mix them up.
校こう旗き
校旗 is a school's flag, whereas 国旗 is a national flag; both end in 旗 but represent very different entities.
国こく技ぎ
国技 refers to a country's traditional national sport, while 国旗 refers to its national flag—both are 'national ___' terms but easily confused at a glance.

Counted with

旒りゅう
Literary counter for flags and banners.
枚まいN3
For thin, flat things — sheets, plates, boards, and unstructured garments like shirts.

Etymology

Compound of 国 (country) and 旗 (flag). The reading こっき is a regular sound change from こく + き.