Save Type Settlement Usage Japanese Scripts 八王子(Japanese Kanji) はちおうじ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ha̠.t͡ɕi.o̞ː.ʑi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "eight princes" in Japanese, from 八 (hachi), meaning "eight", 王 (ō), meaning "king", and 子 (shi), meaning "child". This is the name of a city and a former castle in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan.
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