八幡

Chinese

eight banner
trad. (八幡)
simp. #(八幡)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八幡 (Hachiman).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

八幡

  1. () Hachiman (a city in Kyōto prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はち
Grade: 1
まん
Jinmeiyō

Proper noun

(はち)(まん) (Hachiman) 

  1. Short for 八幡神: (mythology, Shinto) the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai
  2. Short for 八幡宮: (religion, Shinto) a shrine to 八幡神 (Hachimanjin)
  3. (geography) a name of various places in Japan
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