Kanji

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

はち
出ました

He left home at eight o'clock.

出発 しゅっぱつ
明日 出発 する 予定

I plan to depart from the station at eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

十八 じゅうはち
彼女 来月 十八 なる

She will turn eighteen next month.

成人 せいじん
日本 十八 成人 みなされる

In Japan, a person is considered an adult at eighteen.

八つ当たり やつあたり
試合 負けた からといって 八つ当たりしないで

Don't take your anger out on me just because you lost the game.

八十 はちじゅう
祖父 今年 八十 なります

My grandfather will be eighty years old this year.

健在 けんざい
祖父 八十 過ぎた 健在 毎日 散歩 している

My grandfather is still going strong even after passing eighty, and takes a walk every day.

八時 はちじ
毎晩 八時 夕食 食べる こと している

I make it a rule to eat dinner at 8 o'clock every night.

閉まる しまる
この 午後 八時 閉まります コンビニ 二十四時間 開いています

This shop closes at 8:00 p.m., but the convenience store next door is open 24 hours.

八月 はちがつ
八月 向日葵 綺麗 咲く 季節

August is the season when sunflowers bloom beautifully.

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