八
eight; eight radical (no. 12)
2 strokes. Taught in grade 1. Newspaper frequency rank 92.
Readings
- ハチ (on reading): 八幡 (はちまん) Hachiman (god of war); 八王子 (はちおうじ) Hachiōji (city)
- や (kun reading): 八百長 (やおちょう) match fixing; 八百屋 (やおや) greengrocer
- やつ (kun reading): 八つ当たり (やつあたり) venting one's anger (on someone or something); 八つ橋 (やつはし) yatsuhashi
- ハツ (on reading)
- やっつ (kun reading): 八つ (やっつ) eight; 百八つ (ひゃくやっつ) 108
- よう (kun reading)
Components
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
Kanji containing 八
- 分 part
- 六 six
- 公 public
- 共 together
- 兵 soldier
- 並 row
- 具 tool
- 益 benefit
- 興 entertain
- 典 code
- 誉 reputation
- 弟 younger brother
- 兼 concurrently
- 黄 yellow
- 曽 formerly
- 穴 hole
- 寒 cold
- 呉 give
- 貝 shellfish
- 其 that
- 寅 sign of the tiger
- 只 only
- 眞 truth
- 儿 legs radical (no. 10)
- 兮 auxiliary word for euphony or emphasis
- 叭 open
- 并 put together
- 兌 exchange
- 酋 chieftain
- 釟 forge
- 釡 kettle
- 袞 imperial robes
- 曾 once
- 黃 yellow
- 黹 sewing radical (no. 204)
- 塞 close
- 與 participate in
- 寨 fort
- 搴 take
- 爾 you
- 謇 stutter
- 賽 dice
- 蹇 cripple
- 輿 palanquin
- 嚢 pouch
- 邉 edge
- 騫 lift up
Words using 八
- 八幡 (はちまん) Hachiman (god of war)
- 八王子 (はちおうじ) Hachiōji (city)
- 八方 (はっぽう) all sides
- 八白 (はっぱく) eighth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and north-east)
- 四苦八苦 (しくはっく) being in dire distress
- 八百長 (やおちょう) match fixing
- 八百屋 (やおや) greengrocer
- 八重歯 (やえば) double tooth
- 八重 (やえ) eightfold
- 八重桜 (やえざくら) double-flowered cherry tree
- 八つ当たり (やつあたり) venting one's anger (on someone or something)
- 八つ橋 (やつはし) yatsuhashi
- 八つ裂き (やつざき) tearing limb from limb
- 八つ当たりに (やつあたりに) indiscriminately
- 八つ口 (やつくち) small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
- 八つ (やっつ) eight
- 百八つ (ひゃくやっつ) 108
- 嘘っ八百 (うそっぱっぴゃく) full of lies
- 七転八倒 (しちてんばっとう) tossing oneself about in great pain
- 八 (パー) eight
- 八幡船 (ばはんせん) Japanese pirate ship (of the Middle Ages)
290 words in all.