nobori; long narrow banner
A traditional Japanese banner, long and narrow, attached to a vertical pole and a horizontal rod at the top. Used in festivals, shops, and historical contexts.
祭り会場には色とりどりののぼりが立ち並んでいた。
Colorful nobori banners were lined up at the festival site.
carp streamer; Boys' Day nobori
Specifically the carp-shaped streamers (koinobori) flown for Children's Day (formerly Boys' Day). Often used in the phrase こいのぼり.
端午の節句には、庭にこいのぼりを飾ります。
For Children's Day, we display carp streamers in the garden.
店の前に「新発売」と書かれたのぼりを立てた。
We put up a nobori in front of the shop that said 'New Release'.
大きなのぼりが風に泳いでいる。
A large carp streamer is swimming in the wind.
kanji 'large village' radical
Usually written in kana; the kanji 幟 is used in formal or historical contexts.
Kanji form, common in news and formal writing.
Rarely used kanji form; may be confused with 上り (ascent).
Derived from the verb 上る (のぼる, 'to rise'), referring to the banner rising on a pole. The kanji 幟 is a specific character for this type of banner.