八艘飛び はっそうとび Also written 八艘跳び Meanings Noun leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent (Minamoto Yoshitsune's legendary) eight ship leap (orig. meaning) Kanji 八 eight. Read as ハチ. 艘 counter for small boats. Read as ソウ. 飛 fly. Read as とぶ. Word lists Sumo Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists