Submitted Name Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Mythology Scripts 八幡(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. HA-CHEE-MAN [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 1/17/2020 by anonymous Meaning & History Means "eight banners", from Japanese 八 (hachi) meaning "eight" and 幡 (man) meaning "flag, banner". In Japanese mythology, Hachiman is the god of archery, war, divination, and culture.