Word Meaning 八部衆

はちぶしゅう hachibushuu

八部衆 is read as はちぶしゅう (hachibushuu) and means the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas).

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

はちぶしゅう

Romaji

hachibushuu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 26985 Priority E

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)

四部衆

しぶしゅ

four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees)

八部

はちぶ

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

大衆部

だいしゅぶ

Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement)

八重桜

やえざくら

double-flowered cherry tree

八丁

はっちょう

skillfulness

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)

八方手を尽くす

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