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prenominal
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octennial, recurring every eight years
Other readings:
八カ年【はちかねん】
、八ヵ年【はちかねん】
、八ヶ年【はちかねん】
、八か年【はちかねん】
、八ケ年【はちかねん】
、８箇年【はちかねん】
、８カ年【はちかねん】
、８ヵ年【はちかねん】
、８ヶ年【はちかねん】
、８か年【はちかねん】
、８ケ年【はちかねん】
noun
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八逆【はちぎゃく】
noun
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quarterfinal round, final eight(sports term)
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８強【はっきょう】
、八強【はちきょう】
、八強【はっきょう】
noun
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crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus), Oriental honey buzzard, pern(usually kana)
Other readings:
はちくま《八角鷹》
、はちくま《蜂角鷹》
、ハチクマ
noun
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eight-hour working day system
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８時間労働制【はちじかんろうどうせい】
noun
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eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring(yojijukugo)
numeric
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800,000, eight hundred thousand
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八十万【はちじゅうまん】
、８０００００【はちじゅうまん】
、八〇〇〇〇〇【はちじゅうまん】
noun
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plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (dyed with botanical pigments found on the island)
noun
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Morus kagayamae (species of mulberry)(usually kana)
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ハチジョウグワ
noun
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the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the koyomi for each year
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八将神【はちしょうしん】
noun
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はちじょうたからがい《八丈宝貝》
、ハチジョウダカラガイ
、ハチジョウタカラガイ
noun
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eight great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Mezu, Munosho, Trilokavijaya, Ucchusma, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)(Buddhist term)
See also:五大明王
noun
1.
figure eight, figure of eight
2.
shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight(only relevant for 八の字)
Other readings:
八の字【はちのじ】
noun
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eight parts of speech (in traditional English grammar, etc.)(obscure, linguistics)
noun
1.
eight-tenths
2.
casting someone out
3.
type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
See also:鳶ズボン
noun
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the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:八部衆
noun
1.
eight winds, eight things that hinder enlightenment; prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure(Buddhist term)
2.
eight winds (e.g. in eight directions)
noun
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the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)(Buddhist term)
noun
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Octans (constellation), the Octant
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はちぶんぎ座【はちぶんぎざ】
noun
1.
many(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 八万四千 and はちまんしせん)
numeric
2.
84,000
Other readings:
八万四千【はちまんしせん】
、８万４千【はちまんよんせん】
、８万４千【はちまんしせん】
、８４０００【はちまんよんせん】
、８４０００【はちまんしせん】
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective, taru-adjective, to-adverb
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beautiful from all sides, perfect serenity, affability(archaism, yojijukugo)
noun
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competent in all fields, jack of all trades, very active in many fields, versatile, all-round, 8 faces and 6 arms(yojijukugo)
noun
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Eighth Route Army, 18th Army Group of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China
adverb
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about 80%, almost certainly, mostly
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８割方【はちわりがた】
noun
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the eight precepts (in addition to the five precepts, prohibitions against: lying in a luxurious bed; self-decoration, song and dance; and eating after noon)(Buddhist term)
See also:五戒
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八戒【はちかい】
noun
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eight-sided shape, octagon
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八角形【はっかっけい】
、８角形【はっかくけい】
、８角形【はっかっけい】
noun
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crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus), crested mynah(usually kana)
Other readings:
ハッカチョウ
noun
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the eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)(Buddhist term)
adverb
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noun
1.
eight trigrams, divination signs
2.
divination, fortune-telling
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八卦【はっか】
noun
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bagua mirror (mirror used in divination in fengshui), pa kua mirror
noun
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expression, noun
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universal brotherhood, all eight corners of the world under one roof(yojijukugo)(WWII political slogan often seen as implying Japanese world domination)
noun
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eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)(Buddhist term)
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八識【はちしき】
noun
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the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
See also:南都六宗
noun
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the eight ministries (under the Grand Council of State of the ritsuryo system)
See also:太政官
noun
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noble eightfold path(Buddhist term)
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八聖道【はっしょうどう】
noun, no-adjective
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８進法【はっしんほう】
noun
1.
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)
2.
dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies), food served in such a dish
3.
variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
noun
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eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)(archaism, obscure)
See also:八色の姓
numeric
1.
8000, eight thousand
noun
2.
many
Other readings:
八千【はっせん】
、八千【やち】
、８千【はっせん】
、八〇〇〇【はっせん】
noun
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49th, 51st, 52nd, 54th, 56th, 57th, 58th or 60th day of the sexagenary cycle (said to be inauspicious with a high probability of rain)
See also:間日 (まび)
noun
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8000 years, thousands of years, eternity
Other readings:
八千年【やちとせ】
、八千歳【やちとせ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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(roads) running in all directions, convenient transportation, ability in any line
noun
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twilled fabric
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八反織り【はったんおり】
、八端織【はったんおり】
、八反織【はったんおり】
noun
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hatcho miso, dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture(food term)
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八丁みそ【はっちょうみそ】
noun
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beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)
noun
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eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east)
See also:九星
numeric
1.
800, eight hundred
noun
2.
multitude, large number
Other readings:
８００【やお】
、八百【はっぴゃく】
、八百【やお】
、８百【はっぴゃく】
、８百【やお】
、八〇〇【はっぴゃく】
、八〇〇【やお】
numeric
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8,000,000, eight million
Other readings:
八百万【はっぴゃくまん】
、８００００００【はっぴゃくまん】
、八〇〇〇〇〇〇【はっぴゃくまん】
noun
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the whole enormous extent of Edo, from one side of Edo to the other(yojijukugo)
noun
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the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)(yojijukugo)
noun (temporal)
1.
eight minutes
noun
2.
triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
See also:六体