百ひゃく八はち
Meanings
Numeric
1. 108; one hundred and eight
Noun
Buddhist
2. the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions
3. the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
Kanji used
hundred
eight
Pitch accent
ひゃ
くはち
Composed of
hundred; 100
eight; 8
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
the 108 kleshas; the 108 afflictions
night-watch bell; bells tolling out the old year