Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hachiman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
hachi-man
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.

Etymology

From Japanese 八幡 (Hachiman).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does hachiman mean?
the Japanese god of archery and tutelary deity of samurai.
Where does hachiman come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce hachiman

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