八荒
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | |
| 八 | 荒 |
Etymology [edit]
/hakkwau/ > /hakkwoː/ > /hakkoː/. Literally the eight corners of the land. The eight corners are in the north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest and is a reference to the land as a whole.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /hakkoː/
Noun [edit]
八荒 (hiragana はっこう, romaji hakkō, historical hiragana はっくゎう)
- the eight corners of the earth
- the world as a whole
See also [edit]
- 八紘 (hakkō)
