"八橋" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Japanese]

Forms: 八橋 [canonical] (ruby: (やつ), (はし)), yatsuhashi [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “eight bridges” The name of the cracker is thought to either derive from the shape, resembling a koto in memory of Yatsuhashi Kengyō, an early-Edo period musician who started the modern tradition of koto music; or from the location where it was first prepared, which was close to Mikawa-no-kuni Yatsuhashi, an area in modern-day Chiba Prefecture. Etymology templates: {{m-g|eight bridges}} “eight bridges”, {{lit|eight bridges}} Literally, “eight bridges” Head templates: {{ja-noun|やつはし}} 八(やつ)橋(はし) • (yatsuhashi)
  1. a narrow zigzagging plank bridge over a stream, pond, or marsh
    Sense id: en-八橋-ja-noun-8CEGUBp7 Categories (other): Bridges Disambiguation of Bridges: 28 33 23 16
  2. a motif of a stylised plank bridge, often with irises
    Sense id: en-八橋-ja-noun-hROq5GEp Categories (other): Bridges Disambiguation of Bridges: 28 33 23 16
  3. a baked cinnamon flavoured roof tile shaped rice-flour cracker which is a famous regional food of Kyoto Synonyms: 焼き八橋
    Sense id: en-八橋-ja-noun-FGqclq6L Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Bridges, Sweets Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 8 21 42 29 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 8 20 44 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 9 16 47 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 15 14 46 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 18 46 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 9 16 46 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 17 38 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 12 55 20 Disambiguation of Bridges: 28 33 23 16 Disambiguation of Sweets: 22 21 33 24
  4. Synonym of 一初 (ichihatsu, “roof iris, Iris tectorum”) Synonyms: 一初 [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-八橋-ja-noun-c0V4jejc Categories (other): Bridges, Iris family plants Disambiguation of Bridges: 28 33 23 16 Disambiguation of Iris family plants: 4 14 10 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 八橋織 (yatsuhashiori) (ruby: 八橋織(やつはしおり)), 八橋流 (yatsuhashiryū) (ruby: 八橋流(やつはしりゅう)), 生八橋 (nama-yatsuhashi) (ruby: 生八橋(なまやつはし))
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