八卦

はっけ

Also written はっか

Meanings

1. Noun eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua
2. divination; fortune-telling

Kanji

• 八 eight. Read as ハチ.
• 卦 a divination sign. Read as ケ.

Words containing 八卦

• 八卦掌 (はっけしょう) eight trigrams palm
• 八卦鏡 (はっけきょう) bagua mirror (mirror used in divination in fengshui)
• 当たるも八卦当たらぬも八卦 (あたるもはっけあたらぬもはっけ) a prediction may or may not come true

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