八代

八代

Chinese

		eight	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
simp. and trad. (八代)		八	代

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八代 (Yatsushiro).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bādài

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄉㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Bādài
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baday
    • IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

八代

1. (～市) Yatsushiro (a city in Kumamoto, Japan)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
八	代
や Grade: 1	しろ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Proper noun

八代 (hiragana やしろ, rōmaji Yashiro)

1. A surname​.

Kanji in this term
八	代
やつ Grade: 1	しろ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

八代 (hiragana やつしろ, rōmaji Yatsushiro)

1. a place name, such as that of Yatsushiro City in Kumamoto Prefecture