Word Meaning 八尋殿

Listen to 八尋

八尋

やひろ

great length

Listen to 八重桜

八重桜

やえざくら

double-flowered cherry tree

Listen to 八丁

八丁

はっちょう

skillfulness

Listen to 八部衆

八部衆

はちぶしゅう

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

Listen to 八重山椰子

八重山椰子

やえやまやし

Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis)

Listen to 八十八箇所

八十八箇所

はちじゅうはっかしょ

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

Listen to 八分儀

八分儀

はちぶんぎ

octant (instrument)

Listen to 八分儀座

八分儀座

はちぶんぎざ

Octans (constellation)

Listen to 八方手を尽くす

八方手を尽くす

はっぽうてをつくす

to try all possible means

Listen to 八大地獄

八大地獄

はちだいじごく

The Eight Greater Hells

Listen to 八丈方言

八丈方言

はちじょうほうげん

Hachijō dialects

Listen to 八宗

八宗

はっしゅう

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