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    3. 八紘一宇

    八紘一宇

    八はっ紘こう一いち宇う

    universal brotherhood

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab19 strokes

    はっこういちう

    Noun

    1.
    universal brotherhood, all eight corners of the world under one roof
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    紘
    おおづな・つな・つなぐ…(3)
    large
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    宇
    eaves・roof・house・heaven
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