八紘

Japanese
Kanji in this term
八 紘
はち > はっ
Grade: 1		 こう
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

/patɨkwau/ > /pakkwau/ > /ɸakkwau /> /hakkwau/ > /hakkwoː/ > /hakkoː/. Literally a net that stretches over and connects in eight directions. The eight directions are north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest and is a reference to the land as a whole.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hakkoː/

Noun

八(はっ)紘(こう) • (hakkō) ←はっくゎう (fakkwau)?

  1. the eight corners of the earth
  2. the world as a whole

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