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

八 はち
彼は八時に家を出ました。

He left home at eight o'clock.

出発 しゅっぱつ
明日の朝、八時に駅を出発する予定だ。

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

十八 じゅうはち
彼女は来月で十八歳になる。

She will turn eighteen next month.

成人 せいじん
日本では十八歳で成人とみなされる。

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

八つ当たり やつあたり
試合に負けたからといって、私に八つ当たりしないでよ。

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

八十 はちじゅう
私の祖父は今年で八十歳になります。

My grandfather will be eighty years old this year.

健在 けんざい
祖父は八十歳を過ぎた今も健在で、毎日散歩をしている。

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

八時 はちじ
毎晩八時には夕食を食べることにしている。

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

閉まる しまる
この店は午後八時に閉まりますが、隣のコンビニは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
八月は、向日葵が綺麗に咲く季節だ。

August is the season when sunflowers bloom beautifully.

Example Vocabulary

八

はち

eight

十八

じゅうはち

eighteen

八つ当たり

やつあたり

venting one's anger; taking it out on someone

八十

はちじゅう

eighty

八時

はちじ

eight o'clock

八月

はちがつ

August

四方八方

しほうはっぽう

all directions; everywhere; on all sides

十中八九

じっちゅうはっく

八つ

やっつ

eight (things)

一八

いちはつ

roof iris (Iris tectorum)

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