ChiramiN5 kanji · 2 strokes
八 means eight
八
八Real origin
Two lines parting ways: it first meant to divide, then eight.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- eight
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) や ya
や (ya) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: やつ yatsu, やっつ yattsu, よう you
From Chinese (onyomi) ハチ hachi
ハチ (hachi) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ハツ hatsu
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Common word
八つ やっつ · yattsu
eight
Built from
- 八 eight, split apart
Quick check
What does 八 mean?
Right: 八 means eight.Not quite: 八 means eight.In 八つ, which reading does 八 use?
Right. 八つ is read やっつ (yattsu): 八 takes やっ, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.Not quite. 八つ is read やっつ (yattsu): 八 takes やっ, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.