the white ensign

Japanese: the white ensign(英語表記)thewhiteensign
the white ensign

…The American Navy uses the Stars and Stripes (also called the Star-Spangled Banner) as its naval ensign. The British Navy uses the White Ensign, a white flag with a Union Jack in one corner, divided into four quarters by a red cross. The flag on a blue background is the Navy Reserve flag, the Blue Ensign, and the flag on a red background is the Merchant flag, the Red Ensign. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "The White Ensign" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アメリカ海軍の軍艦旗は星条旗(国旗,the Stars and Stripesまたはthe Star‐Spangled Bannerという)を使用している。イギリス海軍の軍艦旗the white ensignは白地を赤十字で四分した一隅に,国旗(Union Jack)を配した旗である。なお,青地に国旗を配したものは海軍予備隊旗the blue ensign,赤地に国旗を配したものは商船旗the red ensignである。…

※「the white ensign」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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