はた
旗
さし
指

noun

Messages.hist.
  1. samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle.
  2. small war flag attached to the back of one's armor during battle. Abbreviation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はた
旗
さし
指
 旗指 はたさし
はたさし
旗差
 旗差 はたさし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

national flag, banner, standard
はた　キ (4th, N1)
flags flying, streamers
direction, person, alternative
ホウ　かた　なた (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
ten thousand, 10,000
バン　マン　よろず (2nd, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
person, (人 variant)
that
キ　ゴ　それ (Kentei Pre-1)
sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (Early Jr. High, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
finger, point to, indicate
シ　ゆび　さ.す (3rd, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
delicious, relish, show a liking for
シ　むね　うま.い (Early Jr. High, N1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)