Japanese Word Entry
十八羅漢Simplified Japanese form: 十八羅漢
| Kana: | じゅうはちらかん |
| Romaji: | juuhachirakan |
| Definition: | the eighteen arhats |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 十 | ten, tenth, complete, perfect |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕˊ (shí) |
| Cantonese: | sap6 |
| Japanese: | ジュウ (juu)、 ジッ (jixtsu)、 ジュッ (juxtsu)、 ジツ (jitsu) / とお (too)、 と (to)、 そ (so)、 とう (tou)、 とたび (totabi) |
| Korean: | 십 (sib) |
| Vietnamese: | thập |
| 八 | eight, eight radical (no. 12), all around, all sides |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄚ (bā), ㄅㄚˊ (bá) |
| Cantonese: | baat3 |
| Japanese: | ハチ (hachi)、 ハツ (hatsu) / や (ya)、 や.つ (yatsu)、 やっ.つ (yattsu)、 よう (you)、 やたび (yatabi) |
| Korean: | 팔 (pal) |
| Vietnamese: | bát |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 捌 |
| 羅 | gauze, thin silk, Rome, arrange, spread out, net for catching birds |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄨㄛˊ (luó), ㄌㄨㄛ (luō), ㄌㄨㄛ˙ (luo) |
| Cantonese: | lo4 |
| Japanese: | ラ (ra) / うすもの (usumono)、 あみ (ami)、 つらねる (tsuraneru) |
| Korean: | 라 (ra), 나 (na) |
| Vietnamese: | la |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 罗 |
| 漢 | Sino-, China, the Chinese people, Chinese language |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄢˋ (hàn), ㄊㄢ (tān) |
| Cantonese: | hon3 |
| Japanese: | カン (kan) / から (kara) |
| Korean: | 한 (han) |
| Vietnamese: | hán |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 汉 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 漢 |
