八荒
Chinese edit
eight | out of practice; uncultivated | ||
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trad. (八荒) | 八 | 荒 | |
simp. #(八荒) | 八 | 荒 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
八荒
- places that are remote and faraway
- (figurative) the world; everything under the sky; all under heaven
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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八 | 荒 |
はち > はっ Grade: 1 |
こう Grade: S |
Etymology edit
/hakkwau/ > /hakkwoː/ > /hakkoː/. Literally the eight corners of the land. The eight corners are in the north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest and is a reference to the land as a whole.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
八荒 • (hakkō) ←はっくゎう (fakkwau)?
- the eight corners of the earth
- the world as a whole