Word Meaning 八将神

はちしょうじん hachishoujin

八将神 is read as はちしょうじん (hachishoujin) and means the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the traditional calendar for each year (in Onmyōdō).

Meaning

English

the eight gods who preside over the lucky/unlucky directions of the traditional calendar for each year (in Onmyōdō)

Reading

Kana

はちしょうじん

Romaji

hachishoujin

Writing Variants

八将神 はちしょうしん hachishoushin

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Rank 89926 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八十神

やそがみ

many gods

八百万神

やおよろずのかみ

all the gods and goddesses

十二神将

じゅうにじんしょう

the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)

神将

しんしょう

divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.

第八脳神経

だいはちのうしんけい

eighth brain nerve

八分音符

はちぶおんぷ

8th note

八十島

やそしま

many islands

八十日間世界一周

はちじゅうにちかんせかいいっしゅう

Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)

八戸大学

はちのへだいがく

Hachinohe University

八高線

はちこうせん

Hachikō Line

八戸工業大学

はちのへこうぎょうだいがく

Hachinohe Institute of Technology

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