八 — 2 strokes ／ Radical「八」
道10Elementary year 1 ／ 2 strokes ／ Radical「八」
- On
- ハチはち · hachi
- Kun
- や・やっ(つ)・ようya · ya(tsu) · yō
- Meaning
- eight
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Stroke order
Origin
A shape splitting left and right — it once meant 'to divide.'
Readings and examples
| Onハチはちhachi | 八月はちがつ八方はっぽう |
|---|---|
| Kunやya | 八重桜やえざくら |
| Kunやつyatsu | 八つ当たりやつあたり |
| Kunやっつyattsu | 八つようつ |
| Kunようyō | 八日ようか |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 八つやっつ
eight
- 八月はちがつ
August
- 八紘はっこう
- 八幡はちまん
- 八卦はっけ
- 瀞八丁どろはっちょう
- 八重葎やえむぐら
- 二十八宿にじゅうはっしゅく
Example
花が 八つ さきました。
Eight flowers bloomed.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)