Word Meaning 八宗

はっしゅう hasshuu

八宗 is read as はっしゅう (hasshuu) and means the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period.

Meaning

English

the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period

Reading

Kana

はっしゅう

Romaji

hasshuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 52496 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八重桜

やえざくら

double-flowered cherry tree

八丁

はっちょう

skillfulness

八部衆

はちぶしゅう

the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

八重山椰子

やえやまやし

Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis)

八十八箇所

はちじゅうはっかしょ

88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)

八分儀

はちぶんぎ

octant (instrument)

八分儀座

はちぶんぎざ

Octans (constellation)

八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

八大地獄

はちだいじごく

The Eight Greater Hells

八丈方言

はちじょうほうげん

Hachijō dialects

八つ手網

やつであみ

eight-armed scoop net

八徳

はっとく

the eight virtues

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八宗足江進 Hasshuu Tarieshin