Word Meaning 八紘一宇

はっこういちう hakkouichiu

八紘一宇 is read as はっこういちう (hakkouichiu) and means universal brotherhood.

Meaning

English

  1. universal brotherhood
  2. all eight corners of the world under one roof

Reading

Kana

はっこういちう

Romaji

hakkouichiu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Yojijukugo Rank 87610 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八紘

はっこう

the eight directions

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)

八重山一黒子

やえやまひとつぼくろ

tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana)

一宇

いちう

one house

一人尺八

ひとりしゃくはち

autofellatio

一次宇宙線

いちじうちゅうせん

primary cosmic rays

娘一人に婿八人

むすめひとりにむこはちにん

being besieged by suitors

一八

いちはつ

wall iris

一八

ちーは

chee fah

一か八か

いちかばちか

sink or swim

八重桜

やえざくら

double-flowered cherry tree