八 — kanji meaning “eight”
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
- Meanings
- eight, eight radical (no. 12)
- On'yomi
- ハチ (hachi)、ハツ (hatsu)
- Kun'yomi
- や、や.つ、やっ.つ、よう
- Name readings
- な、は、はっ、やち、やつ
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 4
- Newspaper frequency
- #92 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 12
- Chinese reading
- bā, bá — Chinese character page
Words with 八
| 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 |
| 八幡宮 | はちまんぐう hachimanguu | shrine dedicated to Hachiman; Hachiman shrine |
| 八重桜 | やえざくら yaezakura | double-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms |
| 八方 | はっぽう happou | all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions |
| 八つ | やっつ yattsu | eight |
| 四苦八苦 | しくはっく shikuhakku | being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money) |
| 八丁 | はっちょう hatchou | skillfulness |
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