Word Meaning 百八

ひゃくはち hyakuhachi

百八 is read as ひゃくはち (hyakuhachi) and means the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions.

Meaning

English

the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions
the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
108
one hundred and eight

Reading

Kana

ひゃくはち

Romaji

hyakuhachi

Writing Variants

108 ひゃくはち hyakuhachi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 108667 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

百八つ

ひゃくやっつ

108

百八の鐘

ひゃくはちのかね

night-watch bell

百八煩悩

ひゃくはちぼんのう

the 108 kleshas

八百長

やおちょう

match fixing

八百万

やおよろず

myriad

八百万

はっぴゃくまん

8,000,000

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八百八橋

はっぴゃくやばし

the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)

八百八寺

はっぴゃくやでら

the large number of temples in Kyoto

八百長試合

やおちょうじあい

fixed match

八百屋防風

やおやぼうふう

Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)

八百万神

やおよろずのかみ

all the gods and goddesses

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 3 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

盆能寺百八 Bonnouji Momoha