(こっき)

こっき
noun
national flag
1. national flag
The official flag representing a country. In Japan, the national flag is the ()(まる) (hinomaru), a white banner with a red circle in the center.
国旗(こっき)(かか)げる。
To raise a national flag.
学校(がっこう)校庭(こうてい)国旗(こっき)()っている。
A national flag stands in the school grounds.
オリンピックの開会式(かいかいしき)では、各国(かっこく)国旗(こっき)入場(にゅうじょう)する。
At the Olympic opening ceremony, the flags of each country enter the stadium.

国旗(こっき) is the general term for a national flag representing a country.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 国旗(こっき)(かか)げる: to raise a flag
  • 国旗(こっき)()る: to wave a flag
  • 国旗(こっき)掲揚(けいよう): flag raising (ceremony)
  • 国旗(こっき)()ろす: to lower a flag

JAPAN'S FLAG:
Japan's national flag is called ()(まる) (hinomaru, "circle of the sun") — a white banner with a red circle. On national holidays (祝日(しゅくじつ)), some households and public buildings display it.

WORD FORMATION:
(こく) (country) + () (flag). Related compound: 国歌(こっか) (national anthem).