旗き幟し

noun

flag; banner; ensign

Refers to a physical flag or banner, often in formal, military, or historical contexts. The word is somewhat literary and less common in everyday speech than 旗 (はた).

• 軍ぐん艦かんは旗き幟しを掲かかげて出しゅっ港こうした。

  The warship hoisted its ensign and left port.

noun

stance; position; opinion

Figurative use: one's declared standpoint or allegiance, as if raising a flag. Often appears in the set phrase 旗幟を鮮明にする (to make one's position clear).

• 彼かれは選せん挙きょ戦せんで旗き幟しを鮮せん明めいにした。

  He made his position clear during the election campaign.