Hinomaru
E1008
Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hinomaru canonical | 8 |
| 日の丸 | 3 |
| Flag of Japan | 2 |
| Hinomaru as the national flag of Japan | 1 |
| Hinomaru roundel | 1 |
| Japanese flag | 1 |
| Nisshōki | 1 |
| 日章旗 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hinomaru Context triple: [Japan, commonFlagName, Hinomaru]
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A.
Japan
Japan is an East Asian island nation in the Pacific Ocean known for its advanced technology, rich cultural heritage, and major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
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B.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
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C.
Porter
Porter is a transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts that serves both MBTA commuter rail and Red Line subway services.
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D.
Osaka
Osaka is Japan's third-largest city and a major economic, cultural, and historical hub known for its vibrant street food, bustling nightlife, and role as a commercial center in the Kansai region.
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E.
Grand Union Flag
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hinomaru Target entity description: Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
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A.
Japan
Japan is an East Asian island nation in the Pacific Ocean known for its advanced technology, rich cultural heritage, and major cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
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B.
Sununu
Sununu is a prominent American political family name most notably associated with former New Hampshire Governor and White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu and his son, Governor Chris Sununu.
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C.
Porter
Porter is a transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts that serves both MBTA commuter rail and Red Line subway services.
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D.
Osaka
Osaka is Japan's third-largest city and a major economic, cultural, and historical hub known for its vibrant street food, bustling nightlife, and role as a commercial center in the Kansai region.
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E.
Grand Union Flag
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag of a country
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedAsNationalFlag | 1870-01-27 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Naruhito
Shinto symbolism of the sun ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Asia
ⓘ
National symbols of Japan ⓘ |
| colorSpecificationSystem | JIS standard for colors ⓘ |
| commonName | Hinomaru ⓘ |
| controversies | association with Japanese militarism before and during World War II ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
national symbol of Japan
ⓘ
symbol of Japanese identity ⓘ |
| designElement |
red disc
ⓘ
white rectangular field ⓘ |
| discColor | red ⓘ |
| discPosition | centered ⓘ |
| displayOccasion |
Emperor’s Birthday
ⓘ
National Foundation Day ⓘ international sporting events ⓘ national holidays in Japan ⓘ |
| fieldColor | white ⓘ |
| flagType |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag (historically) ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
flag of Japanese merchant ships in the Edo period
ⓘ
flag of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| ISO3166Country |
JP
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| legalBasis | Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | circle of the sun ⓘ |
| nameInJapanese |
日の丸
ⓘ
linked to:
Hinomaru
|
| officialLanguageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| officialName |
Nisshōki
ⓘ
linked to:
Hinomaru
|
| reaffirmedByLaw | 1999-08-13 ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol |
Imperial Seal of Japan
ⓘ
Rising Sun Flag ⓘ |
| symbolizes | rising sun ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Japan
ⓘ
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign) ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Japanese aircraft (as roundel)
ⓘ
Japanese embassies and consulates abroad ⓘ Japanese passports ⓘ Japanese ships ⓘ Japanese sports uniforms ⓘ public buildings in Japan ⓘ |
| usedSince | Edo period ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | Kanji ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hinomaru Description of subject: Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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