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    八識

    八はっ識しき

    eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)

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    はっしきはちしき

    Noun

    1.
    eight consciousnesses (one for each of the five senses, consciousness of the mind, self-consciousness and store consciousness)
    Buddhism

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    Kanji that make up this word

    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    識
    し.る・しる.す…(3)
    discriminating・know・write
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