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百八

ひゃくはち

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • 108
  • one hundred and eight
Buddhist term
  • the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions
  • the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year

Related Kanji

百 hundred
八 eight, eight radical (no. 12)

Example Sentences

「百八といえば煩悩の数だ」「お兄ちゃんはどんな煩悩があるの？」「言ってもいいが、検閲削除になるぞ」
Talking about 108, that's the number of worldly passions. "What worldly passions have you got then?" "I could say, but it'll get censored out."