八戒

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Chinese

eight swear off; warn against
trad. (八戒)
simp. #(八戒)
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Noun

八戒

  1. (Buddhism) the eight precepts
  2. Zhu Bajie (豬八戒猪八戒)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はつ
Grade: 1
かい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

八戒(はっかい) (hakkai

  1. (Buddhism) The eight precepts of Buddhism.
  2. Zhu Bajie (豬八戒); a character from the Chinese literary classic, The Journey to the West.

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