南総里見八犬伝 なんそうさとみはっけんでん Also written 南總里見八犬傳 Meanings Noun Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (1814-42; novel in 106 volumes by Kyokutei Bakin); Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs; Biographies of Eight Dogs Kanji 南 south. Read as ナン. 総 total. Read as ソウ. 里 hamlet. Read as さと. 見 view. Read as ケン. 八 eight. Read as ハチ. 犬 dog. Read as ケン. 伝 transmit. Read as デン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists