Meaning of 百八(ひゃくはち) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 百八

Kana Reading ひゃくはち

Romaji hyakuhachi

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

108; one hundred and eight

Example sentence

「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."
Parts of speech

Buddhist term

Meaning

the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions
Parts of speech

Meaning

the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 'climates' of one year

Examples of 百八, ひゃくはち in a sentence

「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."

百 JLPT 5

6 strokes

hundred

On'Yomi: ヒャク, ビャク

Kun'Yomi: もも

八 JLPT 5

2 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

On'Yomi: ハチ

Kun'Yomi: や, や.つ, やっ.つ, よう

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