This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: マン、ハン、バン、ホン、はた
Romaji: man, han, ban, hon, hata
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: は、わた
Romaji: ha, wata
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

flag

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  50
Frequency:  1948
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-3-12
Korean Reading:  beon
Chinese Reading:  fan1
Unicode:  5e61
JIS:  4828

Indexes

Halpern Index: 723
Nelson Index: 1489
New Nelson Index: 1584
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3f12.2
Four Corner Index: 4226.9
Gakken Index: 1159
Japanese Names Index: 2261
Daikanwanjiten Index: 9086
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0474
Remembering the kanji Index: 2232
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 656
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2339
Kodansha Kanji Index: 891

Words

(はた)
flag; pataka (banner)
八幡 (はちまん)
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; certainly
八幡知らず (やわたしらず)
labyrinth; maze
幢幡 (どうばん)
hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples
弓矢八幡 (ゆみやはちまん)
god of war
(ばん)
pataka (banner)
八幡宮 (はちまんぐう)
Shrine of the God of War
八幡の薮知らず (やわたのやぶしらず)
labyrinth; maze
七夕 (たなばた、しちせき)
Festival of the Weaver (July 7th); Star Festival (one of the five annual festivals)
南無八幡大菩薩 (なむはちまんだいぼさつ)
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
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