"八百万" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ja̠o̞jo̞ɾo̞zɨ] Forms: 八百万 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (よろず)), yaoyorozu [romanization], yafoyorodu [romanization], やほよろづ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 八百(やお) (yao, “eight hundred”) + 万(よろず) (yorozu, “ten thousand”) Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|八百|やお|万|よろず|t1=eight hundred|t2=ten thousand}} 八百(やお) (yao, “eight hundred”) + 万(よろず) (yorozu, “ten thousand”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|やおよろず|hhira=やほよろづ}} 八(や)百(お)万(よろず) • (yaoyorozu) ^(←やほよろづ (yafoyorodu)?)
  1. (Shinto) eight million, used to depict the number of kami Categories (topical): Shinto
    Sense id: en-八百万-ja-noun-ms4ge4vT Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 72 28 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 72 28 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 68 32 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Topics: Shinto, lifestyle, religion
  2. a myriad; a multitude; a countless large number or amount
    Sense id: en-八百万-ja-noun-jUPoPH9X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 八百万の神 (yaoyorozu no kami) (ruby: (), (), (よろず), (かみ)) (english: all the deities)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "all the deities",
      "roman": "yaoyorozu no kami",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "万",
          "よろず"
        ],
        [
          "神",
          "かみ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八百万の神"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "八百",
        "2": "やお",
        "3": "万",
        "4": "よろず",
        "t1": "eight hundred",
        "t2": "ten thousand"
      },
      "expansion": "八百(やお) (yao, “eight hundred”) + 万(よろず) (yorozu, “ten thousand”)",
      "name": "ja-compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "八百(やお) (yao, “eight hundred”) + 万(よろず) (yorozu, “ten thousand”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "八百万",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "万",
          "よろず"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaoyorozu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yafoyorodu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "やほよろづ",
      "roman": "yafoyorodu",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "やおよろず",
        "hhira": "やほよろづ"
      },
      "expansion": "八(や)百(お)万(よろず) • (yaoyorozu) ^(←やほよろづ (yafoyorodu)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ja",
          "name": "Shinto",
          "orig": "ja:Shinto",
          "parents": [
            "Japan",
            "Religion",
            "Asia",
            "Culture",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
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            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "name": "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with 3 kanji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
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            "Terms with redundant sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eight million, used to depict the number of kami"
      ],
      "id": "en-八百万-ja-noun-ms4ge4vT",
      "links": [
        [
          "Shinto",
          "Shinto"
        ],
        [
          "eight",
          "eight"
        ],
        [
          "million",
          "million"
        ],
        [
          "kami",
          "神#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Shinto) eight million, used to depict the number of kami"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Shinto",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a myriad; a multitude; a countless large number or amount"
      ],
      "id": "en-八百万-ja-noun-jUPoPH9X",
      "links": [
        [
          "myriad",
          "myriad"
        ],
        [
          "multitude",
          "multitude"
        ],
        [
          "countless",
          "countless"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ],
        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "やおよろず"
    },
    {
      "other": "やおよろず"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ja̠o̞jo̞ɾo̞zɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "八百万"
}
{
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    "Japanese compound terms",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms historically spelled with づ",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 3 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "all the deities",
      "roman": "yaoyorozu no kami",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "万",
          "よろず"
        ],
        [
          "神",
          "かみ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "八百万の神"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "八百",
        "2": "やお",
        "3": "万",
        "4": "よろず",
        "t1": "eight hundred",
        "t2": "ten thousand"
      },
      "expansion": "八百(やお) (yao, “eight hundred”) + 万(よろず) (yorozu, “ten thousand”)",
      "name": "ja-compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "八百(やお) (yao, “eight hundred”) + 万(よろず) (yorozu, “ten thousand”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "八百万",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "八",
          "や"
        ],
        [
          "百",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "万",
          "よろず"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yaoyorozu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yafoyorodu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "やほよろづ",
      "roman": "yafoyorodu",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "やおよろず",
        "hhira": "やほよろづ"
      },
      "expansion": "八(や)百(お)万(よろず) • (yaoyorozu) ^(←やほよろづ (yafoyorodu)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Shinto"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eight million, used to depict the number of kami"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Shinto",
          "Shinto"
        ],
        [
          "eight",
          "eight"
        ],
        [
          "million",
          "million"
        ],
        [
          "kami",
          "神#Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Shinto) eight million, used to depict the number of kami"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Shinto",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a myriad; a multitude; a countless large number or amount"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "myriad",
          "myriad"
        ],
        [
          "multitude",
          "multitude"
        ],
        [
          "countless",
          "countless"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ],
        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "やおよろず"
    },
    {
      "other": "やおよろず"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ja̠o̞jo̞ɾo̞zɨ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "八百万"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 八百万 meaning in Japanese (2.4kB)

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