八 Kanji for eight

N5Grade 12 strokes

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

Kun: や、や.つ、やっ.つ、よう
On: ハチ

八 is the Japanese kanji for eight, eight radical (no. 12). It is written with 2 strokes and appears at JLPT level N5. Its kun reading is や、や.つ、やっ.つ and its on reading is ハチ.

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Words with 八

八はちeight, 8
八やっつeight
十じゅう八はちeighteen, 18
八はち月がつAugust
八はち十じゅうeighty, 80
八や重えeightfold, octuple

Practice 八 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.