八 – eight, eight radical (no. 12)

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The kanji 八 means eight, eight radical (no. 12). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ハチ、ハツ (hachi, hatsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is や、や.つ、やっ.つ、よう (ya, yatsu, yattsu, you). It is written with 2 strokes, under radical 八 (no. 12).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ハチ	hachi
On’yomi	ハツ	hatsu
Kun’yomi	や	ya
Kun’yomi	や.つ	yatsu
Kun’yomi	やっ.つ	yattsu
Kun’yomi	よう	you

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 八 (Kangxi radical 12). Components: ハ.

Words using 八

八はちeight八つやっつeight八日ようか8th day of the month八百屋やおやgreengrocer

Example sentences

会は八時に解散した。

The meeting broke up at eight.

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そこに八つの小石があった。

There were eight pebbles there.

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その八百屋は客にとても親切だ。

The greengrocer is very kind to his customers.

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Kanji with the same radical

六公共兵具典兼

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