A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

HACHIOJI

Hachioji: translation

Or hachi-dai-oji. The 'eight [great] princes'. A term used to describe five male and three female children who according to differentKojikiandNihongiversions of the myth were produced byAmaterasuandSusa-no-ocrunching, chewing or biting on swords and jewels.

  1. hachiojiхатиодзи...Англо-русский словарь Лингвистика-98