Japanese symbol for “eighth”
八目
やつめ
Romaji: yatsume
eighth (place, position, etc.)
In Japanese, eighth is 八目, read やつめ (yatsume).
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Meanings
- n eighth (place, position, etc.)
- n having eight eyes; having many eyes
- n (of a fabric) having a loose knit
- n lamprey
- n eight-holed arrow whistle
Written forms: 八目、八つ目. Readings: やつめ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “eighth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 第八 | だいはち daihachi | eighth |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八幡 | はちまん hachiman | Hachiman (god of war) |
| 八百屋 | やおや yaoya | greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop |
| 尺八 | しゃくはち shakuhachi | shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute |
| 八千代 | やちよ yachiyo | very long period; forever |
| 十八番 | おはこ ohako | one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte |
| 八百長 | やおちょう yaochou | match fixing; put-up job; fixed game |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.