八幡

Chinese

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trad. (八幡)		八	幡
simp. #(八幡)		八	幡

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八幡 (Hachiman).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bāfān

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄈㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bāfān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄈㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Bafan
    • Wade–Giles: Pa¹-fan¹
    • Yale: Bā-fān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bafan
    • Palladius: Бафань (Bafanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/

Proper noun

八幡

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	幡
はち Grade: 1	まん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はちまん [hàchíꜜmàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡ɕimã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

八(はち)幡(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