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幡

幡: banner

banner; flag
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Readings

On
マン・ハン・バン・ホン
Kun
はた

In 八幡 it is read まん (not はん); alone, 幡 is はた. Common in place names like 八幡 and 因幡.

Key words

八幡はちまんHachiman (god of war)
八幡宮はちまんぐうHachiman shrine
幡はたflag; banner
因幡いなばInaba (old province)

Example sentences

For the first shrine visit of the year, I went to the nearby Hachiman shrine.

A white banner was fluttering in the wind in front of the temple gate.

Inaba corresponds to the eastern part of present-day Tottori Prefecture.

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