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noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
match fixing, put-up job, fixed game

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
being in dire distress, being hard put to it(yojijukugo)
2.
the four and eight kinds of suffering(Buddhist term)
See also:四苦,  八苦

noun, no-adjective
myriad, countless things

noun
eight picturesque sights

noun
variety of plants, various herbs
Other readings:
八千草【やちくさ】

むなっちょう
munatsukihacchou
noun
the most trying spot or period, the most difficult period
Other readings:
胸突八丁【むなつきはっちょう】

expression, no-adjective
sink or swim, all or nothing, hit or miss, make or break
Other readings:
一かばちか【いちかばちか】
イチかバチか

noun
wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Other readings:
一八【いちはつ】

っか
indohakka
noun
common myna (Acridotheres tristis), Indian myna, common mynah, Indian mynah(usually kana)
Other readings:
インドハッカ

noun, no-adjective
downright lie
Other readings:
嘘っ八【うそっぱち】

noun
pack of lies, complete fabrication(idiom )
Other readings:
ウソ八百【ウソはっぴゃく】
うそ八百【うそはっぴゃく】

ひゃくさんじゅうはち
urannihyakusanjuuhachi
noun
uranium-238 (U-238)
Other readings:
ウラン-238【ウランにひゃくさんじゅうはち】
ウラン二三八【ウランにひゃくさんじゅうはち】

noun
Eight Principles of Yong, principles for writing the eight basic brush strokes in Chinese characters(so named because all strokes are found in the character 永)

noun
Japan, ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki(abbreviation, archaism)
See also:大八洲国

noun
Japan, ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki(archaism)
See also:大八洲
Other readings:
大八洲国【おおやしまのくに】
大八島国【おおやしまぐに】
大八島国【おおやしまのくに】
大八嶋国【おおやしまぐに】
大八嶋国【おおやしまのくに】

noun
1.
bystander's vantage point, outsider's better grasp of the situation(yojijukugo)
expression
2.
onlookers see more of the game than the players do, people watching a game of go see 8 moves further ahead
Other readings:
傍目八目【おかめはちもく】

expression
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth(proverb, abbreviation)

おにゅうはちばんちゃばな
onimojuuhachibanchamodebana
expression
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth(proverb)

noun
Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)(usually kana)
Other readings:
かわやつめ《川八つ目》
カワヤツメ

noun
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
See also:関八州

noun
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), purplish amberjack, greater yellowtail(usually kana)
Other readings:
かんぱち《勘八》
カンパチ

noun
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)(abbreviation)
See also:関東八州

noun
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)

noun
(of a website) being delisted or censored by the Google search engine
Other readings:
グーグル八分【グーグルはちぶ】

noun
brothel(archaism)
See also:遊女屋
Other readings:
忘八屋【くつわや】

noun
the average Joe, your average nice guy, Joe Blow, Joe Bloggs(yojijukugo)

noun
the average Joe, the man in the street
Other readings:
熊さん八つあん【くまさんはっつあん】

noun
division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)(Buddhist term)
See also:五時教

さん
sanjinooyatsu
expression
afternoon refreshment, afternoon tea
Other readings:
三時のおやつ【さんじのおやつ】
三時のお八つ【さんじのおやつ】

noun
1.
three and eight
2.
Arisaka Type 38 rifle(abbreviation)

noun
1.
the 48 basic techniques(yojijukugo, sumo term)
2.
every trick in the book
3.
the 48 basic sexual positions(colloquialism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
tossing oneself about in great pain, writhing in agony(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
七転八倒【しってんばっとう】
七顛八倒【しちてんばっとう】
七顛八倒【しってんばっとう】

noun
1.
the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)
2.
a series of disasters

noun, auxillary suru verb
traffic network extending in all directions(yojijukugo)

adverbial noun, noun
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten, in all probability(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
十中八九【じゅうちゅうはっく】
十中八九【じゅっちゅうはっく】

つめ
shiberiayatsume
noun
Siberian brook lamprey (Lethenteron kessleri), Siberian lamprey(usually kana)
Other readings:
シベリアヤツメ

noun
18 certificate, R-18, restricted to those 18 years or older
Other readings:
十八禁【じゅうはちきん】

noun
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
See also:浄土宗,  関東

noun
eighteen components of perception (six sense objects, six sense faculties, six sense consciousnesses)(Buddhist term)
See also:六境,  六根,  六識

noun
Far Eastern brook lamprey (Lethenteron reissneri), sand lamprey (species found in the Northwest Pacific)(usually kana)
Other readings:
スナヤツメ

せいしゅんじゅうはち
seishunjuuhachikippu
noun
Seishun 18 ticket, seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
Other readings:
青春十八きっぷ【せいしゅんじゅうはちきっぷ】
青春18切符【せいしゅんじゅうはちきっぷ】
青春十八切符【せいしゅんじゅうはちきっぷ】

だいはちのうしんけい
daihachinoushinkei
noun
eighth brain nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, vestibulocochlear nerve

ちゅうだいはちようい
chuudaihachiyouin
noun
center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)(obscure)

noun, na-adjective
eloquence, cleverness in speaking

でんはっ
denjinohasso
expression, noun
the eight doctrinal patriarchs who expounded the teachings (Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Yi Xing, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)(Buddhist term)

てんりゅうはちぶしゅ
tenryuuhachibushuu
noun
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
天龍八部衆【てんりゅうはちぶしゅう】

noun
game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head

ななくせしじゅうはっくせ
nakutenanakuseatteshijuuhatkuse
expression
every person has their eccentricities(proverb)
Other readings:
なくて七癖あって四十八癖【なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ】

ななころ
nanakorobiyaoki
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
not giving up, keeping at it until one succeeds, falling seven times, getting up eight times(idiom )
noun
2.
the vicissitudes of life, ups and downs in life(idiom )
Other readings:
七転八起【ななころびやおき】
七転八起【しちてんはっき】
七顛八起【しちてんはっき】

expression, interjection
O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy(abbreviation)

noun
twenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)

noun
the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō, and Shūei)
See also:八家

noun
February and August (times of slow business, sluggish sales, etc.)

はたもとはちまん
hatamotohachimanki
noun
the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals(archaism)

noun
kanji "eight" radical at top

prenominal
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
the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law(archaism)
See also:十悪
Other readings:
八逆【はちぎゃく】

noun
quarterfinal round, final eight(sports term)
Other readings:
8強【はっきょう】
八強【はちきょう】
八強【はっきょう】

noun
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
large hanging paper lantern
See also:釣り行灯,  八方

noun
eight o'clock
Other readings:
八時【はちじ】

はちかんろうどうせい
hachijikanroudousei
noun
eight-hour working day system
Other readings:
8時間労働制【はちじかんろうどうせい】

noun
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring(yojijukugo)

numeric
800,000, eight hundred thousand
Other readings:
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
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)(abbreviation)
See also:八丈絹,  八丈縞

noun
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (dyed with botanical pigments found on the island)

noun
Morus kagayamae (species of mulberry)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ハチジョウグワ
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