八

音読おんよみ: ハチ

訓読くんよみ: や・やっ・
やっ・よう

画数かくすう: 2 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 八(はち)

Meaning

Eight


  • はち — eight
  • やっつ — eight (traditional counting)
  • 八月はちがつ — August
  • 十八じゅうはち — eighteen
  • 八百屋やおや — greengrocer / produce shop
  • 八方はっぽう — all directions
  • 八重桜やえざくら — double-flowered cherry blossom

The kanji “八” is made of two strokes that spread apart — suggesting separation or expansion. It symbolizes the number eight, and appears in numeric expressions, cultural phrases, and traditional meanings like prosperity and completeness.

林檎りんごやっつ あります。
There are eight apples.

八月はちがつは とてもあついです。
August is very hot.

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八方はっぽう:All directions
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