"八代" meaning in Japanese

See 八代 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: 八代 [canonical] (ruby: 八(や), 代(しろ)), Yashiro [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|やしろ}} 八(や)代(しろ) • (Yashiro)
  1. a surname
    Sense id: en-八代-ja-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Japanese surnames, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: 八代 [canonical] (ruby: 八(やつ), 代(しろ)), Yatsushiro [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|やつしろ}} 八(やつ)代(しろ) • (Yatsushiro)
  1. Yatsushiro (a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) Categories (place): Cities in Japan, Cities in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, Places in Japan, Places in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
    Sense id: en-八代-ja-name-eOYcvTwm 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 read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 29 71 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 25 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 47 53 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 25 75 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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