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八 : Eight (radical 12)

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eight (radical 12)

On 'yomi:
ハチ(hachi)
Kun 'yomi:
や(ya) や.つ(ya.tsu) やっ.つ(ya.tsu) よう(you)
Nanori:
な(na) は(ha) はっ(ha) はつ(hatsu) やち(yachi) やつ(yatsu)
Strokes:2
Radical:八 (12)
Usage Rating:92
JLPT:N5
old JLPT:4
Grade:1
Unicode:0516b
jis208:40-12
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八 Usage examples

弓矢八幡(ゆみやはちまん)god of war
黄八丈(きはちじょう)yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
高峰八座(こうほうはちざ)eight lofty peaks
八つ頭(やつがしら)
八頭(やつがしら)
form of taro, yam
八十八夜(はちじゅうはちや)eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
八艘飛び(やそうとび)leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent
一八(いちはつ)wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
八百(やお)multitude, large number
八分(はっぷん)triangular-swept clerical script (clerical script whose horizontal lines end in a noticeable triangular tail)
永字八法(えいじはっぽう)the eight basic brush strokes in writing Chinese characters
八大地獄(はちだいじごく)The Eight Greater Hells
八百八町(はっぴゃくやちょう)the whole enormous extent of Edo, from one side of Edo to the other
腹八分目(はらはちぶんめ)being moderate in eating, stopping short of stuffing oneself
八重旗雲(やえはたぐも)banner clouds in layers
八重八重(やえやえ)multilayered
八百八橋(はっぴゃくやばし)the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)
八百八寺(はっぴゃくやでら)the large number of temples in Kyoto
八十代(はちじゅうだい)the eighties (age, years, etc.)
手八丁口八丁(てはっちょうくちはっちょう)eloquent and skilled (worker)
中台八葉院(ちゅうだいはちよういん)center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)
手八丁(てはっちょう)eloquence, cleverness in speaking
身八つ(みやつ)small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
身八つ口(みやつぐち)
身八口(みやつぐち)
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
八方円満(はっぽうえんまん)to the satisfaction of all parties, all sides being happy and satisfied
南無八幡大菩薩(なむはちまんだいぼさつ)O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy!
八分(はちぶ)type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
Google八分(グーグルはちぶ)
グーグル八分(グーグルはちぶ)
(of a website) being delisted or censored by the Google search engine
熊さん八っつあん(くまさんはっつあん)
熊さん八つあん(くまさんはっつあん)
the average Joe, the man in the street
熊公八公(くまこうはちこう)the average Joe, your average nice guy, Joe Blow, Joe Bloggs
八正道(はっしょうどう)
八聖道(はっしょうどう)
noble eightfold path
八寸(はっすん)var. of thick, traditional Japanese paper, food served in such a dish
桃栗三年柿八年(ももくりさんねんかきはちねん)planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruit, persimmons take eight