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八幡

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Chinese

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trad. (八幡)
simp. #(八幡)
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八幡 (Hachiman).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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八幡

  1. () Hachiman (a city in Kyōto prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はち
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まん
Jinmeiyō
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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(はち)(まん) (Hachiman

  1. (Shinto mythology) Short for 八幡神 (Hachimanjin): the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai
  2. (Shinto) Short for 八幡宮 (Hachimangū): a shrine to Hachimanjin
  3. a placename

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN