入唐八家
にっとうはっけ
the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)
入唐 is read as にっとう (nittou) and means visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student).
にっとう
nittou
にっとうはっけ
the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)