旗印(はたじるし)

はたじるし
noun
banner; rallying cause; slogan
abstract
1. banner; rallying cause; slogan
Originally the crest on a battle flag; now mostly figurative — a goal or principle held up as the cause one acts under.
改革(かいかく)を旗印(はたじるし)にする。
To make reform one's banner.
自由(じゆう)を旗印(はたじるし)に立(た)ち上(あ)がった。
They rose up under the banner of freedom.
その政党(せいとう)は格差(かくさ)の是正(ぜせい)を旗印(はたじるし)に掲(かか)げている。
The party holds up the correction of inequality as its banner.

Literally the emblem on a military flag. In modern use almost always figurative: a principle or goal raised as a unifying cause. Frequently the object of 掲(かか)げる (to hold up), or used in the pattern Xを旗印(はたじるし)にする.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • スローガン: slogan — a catchphrase; 旗印(はたじるし) is the cause itself, not just its wording
  • 目標(もくひょう): goal — a target to reach, without the 'rally others under it' nuance

Related Words

Compare: スローガン (slogan)
Compare: 目標(もくひょう) (goal)
Related: 白旗(しらはた) (white flag)
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Added 2026.5.19 12:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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