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Definition of Hachiman
1. Noun. A Shinto god of war.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hachiman
Literary usage of Hachiman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law Applied to the Russo-Japanese War: With the Decisions of by Sakuyé Takahashi (1908)
"T'Af Sinking of the Japanese Sailing Ship, Hachiman Maru No. ... locality concerned,
which are substantially as below: The sailing ship Hachiman Maru A'o. ..."
2. A Tour of the Missions: Observations and Conclusions by Augustus Hopkins Strong (1918)
"... it has only the outward semblance of divinity and is deaf to all human entreaties.
On that same day we visited the temple of Hachiman, the god of war ..."
3. In Japan: Pilgrimages to the Shrines of Art by Gaston Migeon (1908)
"... Temple of Hachiman —The Dai-Butsu. ONE of the melancholy features of walks in
Japan arises from the perishable nature of its wooden architecture. ..."
4. The Political Philosophy of Modern Shintō: A Study of the State Religion of by Daniel Clarence Holtom (1922)
"In the above Hachiman shrines, dedicated to the worship of Chuai Tenno, ...
The multiplication of the number of Hachiman shrines of high rank by the ..."
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