八はっ紘こう

noun

the eight directions; the whole land; the whole world

Classical Chinese-derived term for the entire world or all directions under heaven. Rare in modern everyday speech; mainly encountered in historical, literary, or ideological contexts, such as the wartime slogan 八紘一宇.

• 「八はっ紘こう一いち宇う」は戦せん時じ中ちゅうのスローガンとして知しられている。