Meaning & History
From 甚 (jin, somo, shin, nani, itaku) meaning “very, tremendously, great, greatly, exceedingly”, 晨 (jin, ashita, toki, shin, asa) meaning “dawn, morning, early” or 賑 (shin, nigi.wau, nigi.yaka) meaning “flourish, enliven, bustling, busy, crowded, noisy, lively, thriving, merry, cheerful, business, activity, crowd, turnout, prosperity" combined with 八 (hachi, ya) meaning "eight", and then combined with 櫓 (yagura, ru, ro, odate) “turret, watchtower” or 麿 (maro, ma, ro) “I, me” or 芦 (ru, ashi, ro) “reed, bullrush”. Other kanji combinations are possible.