Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hinomaru

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-no-maru
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The national flag of Japan, consisting of a large red disc (representing the sun) in the centre of a white rectangular horizontal background.

Etymology

From Japanese 日の丸 (hinomaru, “circle of the sun”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 日の丸

Questions

What does hinomaru mean?: The national flag of Japan, consisting of a large red disc (representing the sun) in the centre of a white rectangular horizontal background.
Where does hinomaru come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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