What is the Kanji for "Eight"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Eight", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Eight" is "八".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Yo" and "Ya".

Its onyomi reading is "Hachi".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "丿" means "Katakana no" . And The radical "乀" means "Stretch" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "八" mean in japanese?

"八" means "Eight".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in First Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N5 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

八: "Eight". The Japanese noun '八 (はち)' means 'eight'. This is the cardinal number used to represent the quantity of eight. It can be used to count objects, days of the week, floors in a building, etc. For example: Eight people - (八人). The eighth floor - (八階)

八日: "Eight days". The Japanese word '八日 (ようか)' means 'eight days'. It is a noun that refers to a period of time consisting of eight days. This word is commonly used to denote a specific date, such as the 8th day of a month. For example: I will visit you in eight days - (私は八日後にあなたを訪ねます).

八つ: "Eight". The Japanese noun '八つ (やっつ)' means 'eight'. It is used to indicate the number eight, as in '八つの月' (eight months) or '八つのリンゴ' (eight apples). The reading 'やっつ' is the counter form used when counting discrete objects.

八十: "Eighty". The Japanese noun '八十 (はちじゅう)' refers to the number eighty. It is used to express quantities, amounts, or a specific position in a series. For example: I am eighty years old - (私は八十歳です). There are eighty students in the class - (クラスには八十人の生徒がいます).

八百: "Hundred". The noun '八百 (はっぴゃく)' means 'hundred'. This word is used to express the quantity of 100. It can be used in contexts such as describing the number of items, counting, or referring to a large quantity. For example: There are hundreds of flowers in the garden - (庭には八百の花がある). I bought a hundred apples - (りんごを八百個買った).

八百屋: "Greengrocer". The Japanese noun '八百屋 (やおや)' refers to a greengrocer or a store that specializes in selling fresh fruits and vegetables. Greengrocers are an important part of traditional Japanese retail and are often small, local businesses that source their produce directly from farmers. For example: The greengrocer has fresh vegetables today - (八百屋に今日新鮮な野菜があります).

八千: "Eight thousand". The Japanese noun '八千 (はっせん)' means 'eight thousand'. This is a cardinal number that refers to the quantity of eight thousand. It can be used to describe a large amount, quantity or number. For example: There are eight thousand people at the concert - (コンサートに八千人います). I saved eight thousand yen - (八千円を貯金した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.