はま

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はま – see the following entries.

【浜】S [noun] beach, seashore [noun] captured pieces in Go (this term is usually written in kana) [noun] Abbreviation of 横浜 (Yokohama). [proper noun] a surname

【濱】H [noun] beach, seashore

【破魔】 [noun] (Buddhism) defeating a devil or demon, particularly the demons of worldly desires or passions [verb] (Buddhism) to defeat a devil or demon, particularly the demons of worldly desires or passions [noun] a target for 破魔矢 (hamaya) archery, round and generally made of bound straw or tree branches [noun] short for 破魔弓 (hamayumi): a decorative bow, formerly used for special New Years archery competitions and now used as a ward against evil

(This term, はま (hama), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as はま, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はま.)