にっとうはっ
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period (Enchin, Engyō, Ennin, Eun, Jōgyō, Kūkai, Saichō and Shūei)
Kanji used
enter
Chinese foreigner
eight
house
Pitch accent
っとうは
っけ
Composed of
visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China
the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period