八紘
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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八 | 紘 |
はち > はっ Grade: 1 |
こう Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
/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[edit]
Noun[edit]
八紘 • (hakkō) ←はっくゎう (fakkwau)?
- the eight corners of the earth
- the world as a whole
Derived terms[edit]
- 八紘一宇 (hakkō ichiu)
See also[edit]
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 八 read as はち
- Japanese terms spelled with 紘
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese lemmas
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- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
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