Word Meaning 七花八裂

Listen to 七転八起

七転八起

しちてんはっき

the vicissitudes of life

Listen to 七転八倒

七転八倒

しちてんばっとう

tossing oneself about in great pain

Listen to 七難八苦

七難八苦

しちなんはっく

a series of disasters

Listen to 七重の膝を八重に折る

七重の膝を八重に折る

ななえのひざをやえにおる

to humbly implore

Listen to なくて七癖あって四十八癖

なくて七癖あって四十八癖

なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ

every person has their eccentricities

Listen to 八裂き

八裂き

やつざき

tearing limb from limb

Listen to 鬼も十八番茶も出花

鬼も十八番茶も出花

おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

Listen to 明治二十七八年戦役

明治二十七八年戦役

めいじにじゅうしちはちねんせんえき

Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)

Listen to 八々花

八々花

はちはちばな

standard hanafuda pattern (orig. used to play hachi-hachi)

Listen to 七回忌

七回忌

しちかいき

sixth anniversary of a death

Listen to 七イマーム派

七イマーム派

しちいまーむは

Sevener Shiism

Listen to 七節

七節

ななふし

walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea)