【八】(hachi,ya,yō/eight,8) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

Click here to learn how to learn kanji.

How to read 八

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・hachi　はち

For example,
・八月　hachi-gatsu　はちがつ
August
・八時　hachi-ji　八時
8 o'clock, 8am, 8pm
・八角形　hachi-kaku-kē, hachi-kakkē, hakkaku-kē, hakkakkē　はちかくけい、はちかっけい、はっかくけい、はっかっけい
octagon
and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next, the kun-reading is

・ya　や
・yō　よう

For example,
・八つ　yattsu　やっつ
eight

・八日　yōka　ようか
eight days
eighth day of the month
and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・十八番　ohako　おはこ
The art or skill that you are best at.

Meaning of 八

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "八".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・eight

Radical of 八

And the radical of this character is 八　hachi.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names. Here are some family names that are particularly common in Japan.

・八木　yagi　やぎ

Personal name

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 八

・八村 塁　Hachimura Rui　はちむらるい
He is a basketball player

・山岡 荘八　Yamaoka Sōhachi　やまおかそうはち
He was a author

・東郷 平八郎　Tōgō Hēhachirō　とうごうへいはちろう
He was a Admiral of the fleet

・小泉 八雲　Koizumi Yakumo　こいずみやくも
He was a writer, born Patrick Lafcadio Hearn

Famous person

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 八.

・志村 新八　Shi-mura Shin-pachi　しむらしんぱち
He is a character inRurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story

Anime characters

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 七.

・七瀬　遙　Nanase Haruka　ななせはるか
She is a character in Free!

Look-alikes 八

There is no particular kanji that resembles the kanji character for "八".

↓Other kanji characters can be found in the list here↓

Tags

Tap or click to see a list of related Kanji pages.