八家

はっけ

Meanings

1. Noun the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects See also: 八宗 (はっしゅう).
2. the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period See also: 入唐八家 (にっとうはっけ).

Kanji

• 八 eight. Read as ハチ.
• 家 home. Read as ケ.

Words containing 八家

• 入唐八家 (にっとうはっけ) the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)

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