also: たいりょうき
noun
big-catch flag; fishermen's banner for a rich haul
A flag traditionally hoisted by Japanese fishing boats to signal a large catch when returning to port.
港に戻る漁船が大漁旗を掲げていた。
The fishing boat returning to port was flying a big-catch flag.
Standard kanji spelling.
Irregular reading; it has irregular kana usage. The standard reading is たいりょうばた.
Compound of 大漁 (たいりょう, 'big catch') and 旗 (はた, 'flag'). The irregular reading たいりょうき uses the on'yomi of 旗.