八幡

Chinese

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simp. and trad. (八幡)		八	幡

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八幡 (Hachiman).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Bāfān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄈㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Bāfān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄈㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Bafan
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Bafan
  - IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/

Proper noun

八幡

(～市) Hachiman (a city in Kyōto, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	幡
はち Grade: 1	まん Jinmeiyō

Proper noun

八幡 (hiragana はちまん, rōmaji Hachiman)

Short for 八幡神: (mythology, Shinto) the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity to samurai
Short for 八幡宮: (religion, Shinto) a shrine to 八幡神 (Hachimanjin)
(geography) a name of various places in Japan

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