八虐

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
八 虐
はち
Grade: 1 		ぎゃく
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
八逆

Pronunciation

Noun

八(はち)虐(ぎゃく) • (hachigyaku) 

  1. (historical) the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law, consisting of 謀(む)反(へん) (muhen), 謀(ぼう)大(たい)逆(ぎゃく) (bōtaigyaku), 謀(む)叛(ほん) (muhon), 悪(あく)逆(ぎゃく) (akugyaku), 不(ふ)道(どう) (fudō), 大(だい)不(ふ)敬(けい) (daifukei), 不(ふ)孝(こう) (fukō), and 不(ふ)義(ぎ) (fugi)

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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