白しら旗はた

noun

white flag; truce flag; surrender flag

A flag used to signal surrender or a desire for a truce. The word is straightforward and carries no special nuance beyond its literal meaning.

• 敵てき軍ぐんが白しら旗はたを掲かかげた。

  The enemy army raised a white flag.

• 彼かれらは白しら旗はたを振ふって降こう伏ふくの意い思しを示しめした。

  They waved a white flag to signal their intention to surrender.