ひのまる
Meanings
Noun
1. outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle)
2. the Japanese flag
Pitch accent
のまる
Composed of
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
hinomaru bento (contains plain white rice with a single red umeboshi on top)
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees