Chinese

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hand; convenient; ‑er banner; flag
simp. and trad.
(手旗)
anagram 旗手

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Noun

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手旗

  1. semaphore flag

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
はた > ばた
Grade: 4
kun'yomi
 手旗 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From (te, shu, hand) +‎ (hata, ki, flag).

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Noun

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()(ばた) or (しゅ)() (tebata or shuki

  1. a "hand flag" (small flag that can be held with one hand, such as those used for signaling or flag semaphore)

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