"八紘一宇" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ha̠k̚ko̞ː it͡ɕiɯ̟] Forms: 八紘一宇 [canonical] (ruby: 八(はっ), 紘(こう), 一(いち), 宇(う)), hakkō ichiu [romanization], fakkwauitiu [romanization], はっくゎういちう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 八紘 (hakkō, “eight corners”) + 一宇 (ichiu, “one roof”) ≅ “the eight corners of the earth [united] under a single roof” The concept originates from a passage in the Nihon Shoki (720): 兼六合以開都、 掩八紘一而為宇, in which Emperor Jimmu declares Kashihara to be the capital of the lands. Originally limited to context of Japan as a whole, but in 1903 Tanaka Chigaku first used it in reference to world unification. Widely used around 1937 during the Sino-Japanese War, the phrase was later included in the July 26, 1940 national policy known as Kihon Kokusaku Yōkō (基本国策要綱) during the Fumimaro Konoe administration. Head templates: {{ja-noun|はっこう いちう|hhira=はっくゎういちう}} 八(はっ)紘(こう)一(いち)宇(う) • (hakkō ichiu) ^(←はっくゎういちう (fakkwauitiu)?)
  1. unifying and controlling the whole world as a single house
    Sense id: en-八紘一宇-ja-noun-ZEDxXxGM
  2. during World War II, used as a nationalistic slogan to rationalize overseas expansion Categories (topical): History of Japan, Imperialism, Nationalism, World War II
    Sense id: en-八紘一宇-ja-noun-yZAFZtgO Disambiguation of History of Japan: 38 62 Disambiguation of Imperialism: 28 72 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 28 72 Disambiguation of World War II: 5 95 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 4 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Japanese yojijukugo, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 71 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 29 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 4 kanji: 24 76 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 33 67 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 31 69 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant script codes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Japanese yojijukugo: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71
     
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