八岐大蛇 bā qí dà shé

DEFINITIONS

  1. Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)

CHARACTERS

八 bā eight; all around, all sides
岐 qí high; majestic; fork in road
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
蛇 shé snake