八虐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	虐
はち Grade: 1	ぎゃく Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
八逆

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はちぎゃく [hàchígyákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡ɕiɡʲa̠kɯ̟]

Noun

八(はち)虐(ぎゃく) • (hachigyaku) 

1. (historical) the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law, consisting of 謀(む)反(へん) (muhen), 謀(ぼう)大(たい)逆(ぎゃく) (bōtaigyaku), 謀(む)叛(ほん) (muhon), 悪(あく)逆(ぎゃく) (akugyaku), 不(ふ)道(どう) (fudō), 大(だい)不(ふ)敬(けい) (daifukei), 不(ふ)孝(こう) (fukō), and 不(ふ)義(ぎ) (fugi)

See also

• 十(じゅう)悪(あく) (jūaku)