Which country has a flag with a circle representing the sun?

Which country has a flag with a circle representing the sun?

• A. Japan
• B. China
• C. South Korea
• D. Vietnam

Answer: (A)

Recognizing flag symbolism, specifically which flag uses a circle to symbolize the sun. The flag of Japan features a single red circle centered on a white field, representing the sun. This sun disk is known as the Hinomaru and ties to Japan’s historical and cultural association with the sun. The other flags don’t depict the sun in that way: China has a red field with five yellow stars; South Korea shows a central circle containing a red and blue yin-yang symbol with surrounding trigrams; Vietnam has a yellow star on a red field. So the circle representing the sun points to Japan.