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八紘一宇

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Chinese

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eight cord for hat; vast
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
room; universe
trad. (八紘一宇)
simp. (八纮一宇)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (はっ)(こう)(いち)() (Hakkō Ichiu).

Pronunciation

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Phrase

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八紘一宇

  1. Hakkō ichiu (WWII-era phrase used by the Empire of Japan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はち > はっ
Grade: 1
こう
Jinmeiyō
いち
Grade: 1

Grade: 6
on'yomi
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Etymology

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八紘 (hakkō, eight corners) + 一宇 (ichiu, one roof) “the eight corners of the earth [united] under a single roof”

The concept originates from a passage in the Nihon Shoki (720): 兼六合以開都、 掩八紘一而為宇, in which Emperor Jimmu declares Kashihara to be the capital of the lands. Originally limited to context of Japan as a whole, but in 1903 Tanaka Chigaku first used it in reference to world unification. Widely used around 1937 during the Sino-Japanese War, the phrase was later included in the July 26, 1940 national policy known as Kihon Kokusaku Yōkō (基本国策要綱) during the Fumimaro Konoe administration.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ha̠k̚ko̞ː it͡ɕiɯ̟]

Noun

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(はっ)(こう)(いち)() (hakkō ichiuはっくゎういちう (fakkwauitiu)?

  1. unifying and controlling the whole world as a single house
  2. during World War II, used as a nationalistic slogan to rationalize overseas expansion

Descendants

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  • Chinese: 八紘一宇 / 八纮一宇 (bāhóngyīyǔ)
  • Korean: 팔굉일우 (palgoeng'iru)

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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八紘一宇 (palgoeng'iru) (hangeul 팔굉일우)

  1. hanja form? of 팔굉일우