Where does “Hinomaru” come from?
Hinomaru (English) comes from Japanese 日の丸, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
Ancestry of “Hinomaru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 日の丸 | a circle, usually colored red or gold, shaped... |
| 2 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | の | — |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |