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旗 means 'flag'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 1232   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-15    Grade: 4   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 37 words   Used in 82 words   Used in 185 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
On
   キ
Kun
   はた flag, banner
⿰   way  ⿱  𠂉 () man   that  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 旗 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 旗 is used 74 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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キ : 47 words FIND ALL
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noun
national flag
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はた : 22 words FIND ALL
2
Most common form: はた
noun
1. flag
2. pataka (banner)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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はた (read as ばた) : 5 words FIND ALL
0 1
noun
small flag
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An additional 8 less common words include 旗 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 474 (originally: 451)  Joy o' Kanji : 451  Key to Kanji: 161 

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キ   はた flag, banner   
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キ   それ    その that   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ホウ   かた way, direction   
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