Words
Words with 八
Kanji 八, meaning eight, appears in 329 Japanese vocabulary entries.
八将神
はちしょうしん
the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the traditional calendar for each year (in Onmyōdō)
八丈絹
はちじょうぎぬ
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (dyed with botanical pigments found on the island)
八色の姓
はっしきのかばね
eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)
八姓
はっせい
eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Asomi, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)
八専
はっせん
49th, 51st, 52nd, 54th, 56th, 57th, 58th or 60th day of the sexagenary cycle (said to be inauspicious with a high probability of rain)
八大明王
はちだいみょうおう
eight great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Mezu, Munosho, Trilokavijaya, Ucchusma, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
八都県市
はちとけんし
Tokyo, the prefectures of Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama, and the cities of Yokohama, Kawasaki, Chiba, and Saitama
八幡の不知藪
やわたのやぶしらず
Yawata no Yabushirazu (bamboo grove in Chiba; impossible to find one's way out of according to popular legend)
八部衆
はちぶしゅう
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)