はっ
八
かい
戒

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はっ
八
かい
戒
 八戒 はっかい
はち
八
かい
戒
 八戒 はちかい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
commandment
カイ　いまし.める (7th, N1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)