Meanings
Eight
Radicals
Decomposition
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Etymology
Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"
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Words Using This Kanji
253 words totalthe eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
great length
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
grand palace
Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan
eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)
eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Ason, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)
eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Ason, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)
the eight ministries (under the Grand Council of State of the ritsuryō system)
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
the eighteen arhats
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)