Japanese Word Entry
八幡宮| Kana: | はちまんぐう |
| Romaji: | hachimanguu |
| Definition: | shrine dedicated to Hachiman, Hachiman shrine |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 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 |
| 幡 | flag, pennant, banner, streamer |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄈㄢ (fān) |
| Cantonese: | faan1 |
| Japanese: | マン (man)、 ハン (han)、 バン (ban)、 ホン (hon) / はた (hata) |
| Korean: | 번 (beon) |
| Vietnamese: | phiên, phan |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 旛 |
| 宮 | Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess, temple, dwelling, enclose |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄍㄨㄥ (gōng) |
| Cantonese: | gung1 |
| Japanese: | キュウ (kyuu)、 グウ (guu)、 ク (ku)、 クウ (kuu) / みや (miya)、 いえ (ie) |
| Korean: | 궁 (gung) |
| Vietnamese: | cung |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 宫 |