はちまん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はちまん – see the following entry.

【八幡】	[proper noun] (Shinto mythology) Short for 八幡神 (Hachimanjin): the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai [proper noun] (Shinto) Short for 八幡宮 (Hachimangū): a shrine to Hachimanjin [proper noun] a placename

(This term, はちまん, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

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