How to say "banner" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounThe loanword for banner. It covers banners generally and is the word to use for a web banner — an advertisement or link graphic on a website — though it can also refer to physical banners.
- 全段抜きぜんだんぬきnounA newspaper term for a banner headline: a headline running across the full width of a page, spanning all the columns. It applies to headlines only, never to a physical banner.
- 大旆たいはいnounA grand banner or standard, as borne in imperial or shogunal processions. Unless you are writing about such settings, this is not the word for an ordinary banner.
- 旗幟きしnounCovers flags, banners and ensigns, with 'emblem' among its senses. For 'banner' specifically it is a less common choice; think of it primarily as a word for flags.
- nounReally means a logo or symbolic mark, the emblem of a company, organization or event. Its 'banner' sense is marginal: for a banner as such, this is seldom the word you want.
Use 「バナー」 for banners in general, especially on the web; 「全段抜き」 for a banner headline; 大旆 for imperial or shogunal standards; 旗幟 for flags and ensigns; 「シンボルマーク」 is really a logo.
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