八紘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	紘
はち > はっ Grade: 1	こう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

/patɨkwau/ > /pakkwau/ > /ɸakkwau /> /hakkwau/ > /hakkwoː/ > /hakkoː/. Literally a net that stretches over and connects in eight directions. The eight directions are north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest and is a reference to the land as a whole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hakkoː/

Noun

八(はっ)紘(こう) • (hakkō) ^{←はっくゎう (fakkwau)?}

1. the eight corners of the earth
2. the world as a whole

Derived terms

• 八紘一宇(はっこういちう) (hakkō ichiu)

See also

• 八荒(はっこう) (hakkō)