also: やよろず
noun
eighty thousand; 80,000
Only with reading はちまん
Literal number: 80,000. Used in counting, prices, or quantities.
この車は八万円です。
This car costs 80,000 yen.
noun
a great many; countless; myriad
Figurative use meaning 'a huge number' or 'countless'. Often used in set phrases like 八万の神 (countless gods). The reading やよろず is classical and rare.
八万の神々が集まったと伝えられている。
It is said that a myriad of gods gathered.
八百万 (やおよろず) is the more common classical term for 'myriad' or 'countless', often used in Shinto contexts. 八万 (やよろず) is a rare variant with the same figurative meaning but literally '80,000'.
Compound of 八 (eight) and 万 (ten thousand), literally 'eighty thousand'. The figurative sense 'a great many' comes from the use of large numbers to express countlessness, similar to 八百万 (やおよろず). The reading やよろず is a classical variant.