八

Abbreviation

plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)

indiscriminately; recklessly

competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; 8 faces and 6 arms

Japanese mythology

Yatagarasu; raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition

Chinese mythology

three-legged crow inhabiting the sun

Geometry

octagon

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm)

dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish

variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

Abbreviation

twilled fabric

eight faces; all sides

very long period; forever

Orig. meaning

eight thousand years

Shinto

all the gods and goddesses; all the deities

eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

form of taro; yam

Archaic

Japan

the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)

Archaic

eight ata (approx. 144 cm)

Usu. やた

large; long

(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)

large hanging paper lantern

to try all possible means

Abbreviation

eighth (place, position, etc.)

having eight eyes; having many eyes

(of a fabric) having a loose knit

lamprey

eight-holed arrow whistle

eight picturesque sights

eight-tenths

Hassaku orange (Citrus hassaku)

1st of August (lunar calendar)

style of sword fighting

yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto)

Orig. meaning

zigzag bridge

double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms