national emblem; coat of arms
Official symbol of a nation, used on flags, documents, coins, etc. Similar to 国徽 (こっき) but 国章 is more common for coats of arms.
日本の国章は菊花紋章です。
Japan's national emblem is the chrysanthemum crest.
パスポートには国章が印
The national emblem is printed on the passport.
Means 'national flag', a different type of national symbol.
Standard modern spelling.
Old character form (kyūjitai); rarely used today.
Compound of 国 (country) and 章 (emblem, badge). The reading is on'yomi.