旗 (はた, hata) Japanese meaning: flag

旗 (はた, hata) Japanese meaning: flag | Kotomora

Kanji

のぼり sense 1
幟 is a narrow, vertical banner often seen at festivals or shops, while 旗 is the general word for any flag.
旗はた印じるし sense 1
旗印 refers specifically to the emblem or standard displayed on a flag, whereas 旗 means the flag itself.
フラッグ
旗 is the native Japanese word for a flag used in everyday and formal contexts, while フラッグ is a loanword favored in sports, racing, and stylish branding.
国こっ旗きN2
旗 is the general word for any flag or banner, while 国旗 specifically means a country's official national flag.

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ペナント
旗 is the general word for any flag, while ペナント refers specifically to a long, narrow pennant-style flag often given as a sports souvenir or championship symbol.
校こう旗き
旗 is the generic word for any flag, while 校旗 specifically means a flag representing a school.
横おう断だん幕まく
旗 is a small flag typically attached to a pole, whereas 横断幕 is a large horizontal cloth banner with writing, often held by several people or hung across a space.
赤あか旗はた
旗 is the general word for any flag, while 赤旗 specifies one that is red, often used as a warning or political symbol.

幡ばん sense 2
幡 is read ばん and refers specifically to a Buddhist ritual banner (pataka), while 旗 read はた covers flags in general.
はた
旗 (はた) means 'flag' and is a completely different word that merely shares the same pronunciation as 傍 (はた, 'outsiders').

竿さおN1
For flags with their poles and other long-poled items (also chests of drawers).
旒りゅう
Literary counter for flags and banners.

赤あか旗はた
red flag · Red Flag (newspaper)
旗はた揚あげ
raising an army; raising a banner · launching a new group; starting a new venture
白しら旗はた
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
旗はた印じるし
banner emblem; flag insignia; design on a banner · slogan; cause; banner (figurative)

旗はたUsage100%
Standard kanji for flag, banner, and the Inner Mongolian administrative division.
旌はたUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form for flag.
幡はた
Used specifically for the Buddhist banner (pataka).

The kanji 旗 is a phono-semantic compound: 㫃 (yǎn, 'fluttering banner') + 其 (phonetic). The reading はた is native Japanese, with uncertain origin.