He left home at eight o'clock.
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
Kanji
Grade
Grade 1
Strokes
2 strokes
Radical
八部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ハチ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
や, やつ, やっつ, よう
Nanori (Name Reading)
かず, や, やつ, わ, わかつ
Common Readings
ハチ, や, やっ…つ, や…つ, よう
Example sentences
I plan to depart from the station at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
She will turn eighteen next month.
In Japan, a person is considered an adult at eighteen.
Don't take your anger out on me just because you lost the game.
My grandfather will be eighty years old this year.
My grandfather is still going strong even after passing eighty, and takes a walk every day.
I make it a rule to eat dinner at 8 o'clock every night.
This shop closes at 8:00 p.m., but the convenience store next door is open 24 hours.
August is the season when sunflowers bloom beautifully.
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