八紘

Etymology
/patɨkwau/ > /pakkwau/ > /ɸakkwau /> /hakkwau/ > /hakkwoː/ > /hakkoː/. Literally a 紘|net that stretches over and connects in 八|eight directions. The eight directions are north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest and is a reference to the land as a whole.

Noun

 * 1) the eight corners of the earth
 * 2) the world as a whole