八幡

Chinese

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trad. (八幡)
simp. #(八幡)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八幡 (Hachiman).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

八幡

  1. () Hachiman (a city in Kyōto prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はち
Grade: 1
まん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まん [hàchíꜜmàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠t͡ɕimã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

(はち)(まん) • (Hachiman) 

  1. (Shinto mythology) Short for 八幡神 (Hachimanjin): the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai
  2. (Shinto) Short for 八幡宮 (Hachimangū): a shrine to Hachimanjin
  3. a placename

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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