How to say 'Eighty' in Japanese | 八十

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The Japanese word for Eighty is 'Hachijuu', written as 八十 in Japanese.'Eighty' in hiragana is はちじゅう.

word

八十

Meaning

Eighty

Reading

はちじゅう

hachijuu

Kanji

八Eight 十Ten

Explanation

The Japanese noun '八十 (はちじゅう)' means 'eighty'. It is a number used to represent the quantity or age of eighty. This word is commonly used in contexts involving counting, age, or numerical references. For example: my grandfather is eighty years old「私のおじいさんは八十歳です」(わたしのおじいさんははちじゅうさいです). There are eighty students in the school「学校には八十人の生徒がいます」(がっこうにははちじゅうにんのせいとがいます). Note that '八十' is often combined with counters or other words to specify context, such as '八十歳 (はちじゅうさい)' for 'eighty years old'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

200

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 八十

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

八

Meaning

Eight

kanji

十

Meaning

Ten

Words Related to 八十 Through the Kanji 八

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 八 as well.

word

八

Meaning

Eight

word

八日

Meaning

Eight days, Eighth

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八つ

Meaning

Eight

word

八百

Meaning

Eight hundred

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八百屋

Meaning

Greengrocer

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八千

Meaning

Eight thousand

Words Related to 八十 Through the Kanji 十

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 十 as well.

word

十

Meaning

Ten

word

十日

Meaning

Ten days, Tenth

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二十日

Meaning

Twentieth, Twenty days

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二十

Meaning

Twenty

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三十

Meaning

Thirty

word

五十

Meaning

Fifty

word

四十

Meaning

Forty

word

九十

Meaning

Ninety

word

六十

Meaning

Sixty

word

七十

Meaning

Seventy

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十分

Meaning

Enough

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二十歳

Meaning

Twenty years old

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十字路

Meaning

Crossroads

word

五十音

Meaning

Alphabet

word

数十

Meaning

Dozens

word

十字

Meaning

Cross

word

不十分

Meaning

Insufficient

word

何十

Meaning

Dozens

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'Hachijuu' means 'Eighty' .

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