Word Meaning 八戒

はちかい hachikai

八戒 is read as はちかい (hachikai) and means the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon).

Meaning

English

the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)

Reading

Kana

はちかい

Romaji

hachikai

Writing Variants

八戒はっかい hakkai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 72703 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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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)

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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

八つ手網

やつであみ

eight-armed scoop net