Word Meaning 八部

はちぶ hachibu

八部 is read as はちぶ (hachibu) and means the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

はちぶ

Romaji

hachibu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 41384 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八部衆

はちぶしゅう

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

天竜八部衆

てんりゅうはちぶしゅう

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

八つ当たり

やつあたり

venting one's anger (on someone or something)

八千草

やちぐさ

variety of plants

八景

はっけい

eight picturesque sights

八面体

はちめんたい

octahedron

八元数

はちげんすう

octonion

八面

はちめん

eight faces

八千代国際大学

やちよこくさいだいがく

Yachiyo International University

八十神

やそがみ

many gods

八方美人

はっぽうびじん

flawlessly beautiful woman

八方塞

はっぽうふさがり

being boxed in on all sides