also: はっき · しろはた
noun
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
A flag used to signal surrender or a desire for a truce. The word is straightforward and carries no special nuance beyond its literal meaning.
敵軍が白旗を掲げた。
The enemy army raised a white flag.
彼らは白旗を振って降伏の意思を示した。
They waved a white flag to signal their intention to surrender.
Alternate kun'yomi reading; less common than しらはた.
Compound of 白 (しら, 'white') + 旗 (はた, 'flag'). The reading しらはた is the most common; しろはた and はっき are less frequent variants.