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幡
幡
15 strokes
Frequency: 1948
Grade 9

Meanings

flag

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
マン
ハン
バン
ホン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はた
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
は
わた

Common Words

旗
幡
はた
旌
Noun
Freq #6073
1

flag

Examples
彼は旗を上下に動かした。
He moved the flags up and down.
2

幡 only; Buddhism

pataka (banner)

3

旗 only

banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

八幡
はちまん
Freq #27438
1

Abbreviation; Common noun; Shinto

Hachiman (god of war)

2

Abbreviation; Common noun

Hachiman shrine

3

Archaic; Adverb (fukushi)

certainly

七夕
棚機
織女
たなばた
しちせき (七夕)
棚幡
Noun
Freq #27837
1

Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

Examples
七夕は漫画によく出てくるので、私もそこそこ知っています。
Tanabata comes up in manga a lot so I also know it fairly well.
因幡
いなば
Noun
Freq #52475
1

Historical term

Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)

幡
ばん
Noun
Freq #53760
1

Buddhism

pataka (banner)

八幡宮
はちまんぐう
Noun
Freq #56919
1

Shinto

shrine dedicated to Hachiman; Hachiman shrine

八幡大菩薩
はちまんだいぼさつ
Noun
Freq #106885
1

Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)

南無八幡大菩薩
なむはちまんだいぼさつ
Expression
Interjection
Freq #128395
1

O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!

八幡神
はちまんじん
やわたのかみ
Noun
Freq #134245
1

Hachiman (god of war)

八幡船
ばはんせん
はちまんせん
ばはんぶね
はちまんぶね
Noun
Freq #138929
1

Historical term

Japanese pirate ship (of the Middle Ages)

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