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JLPT N1 · 14 strokes

The kanji 旗 — “flag”

旗 means flag and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 14 strokes and uses the direction / flag radical (方).

Stroke order · 14 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): キ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): はた
Radical: 方 · direction / flag
Strokes: 14

How to remember 旗

Cloth fluttering on a pole — a flag. 国旗 (national flag); 旗 — that colorful row at the 運動会 sports day!

Example words with 旗

On'yomi readings

国旗こっきnational flag

Kun'yomi readings

旗はたflag

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