What does the kanji 八 mean?

The kanji 八 (yatsu) means "eight, 8". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "yatsu"?

"yatsu" is written with the kanji 八, meaning "eight, 8". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) はち (hachi), kunyomi (native Japanese) やつ (yatsu), よう (yō). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 八?

Write 八 ("eight") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 八?

八 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) はち (hachi), kunyomi (native Japanese) やつ (yatsu), よう (yō).

八“eight” Kanjiyatsu / hachi

JLPT N5

How to write 八

八 (eight) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

eight, 8

Onyomi (音読み)

はち hachi

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

や（つ） ya(tsu)
よう yō

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 八

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

日本にほんでは、八月はちがつ八日ようかはヒゲの日ひです。
The eighth of August is Beard Day in Japan.
八月 (はちがつ)
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八やっつの時ときにエクアドルに行いったよ。
I went to Ecuador when I was eight years old.
八つ (やっつ)
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そのハイキングは八はち時間じかんもかかるでしょう。
The hike will take no less than eight hours.
八 (はち)
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