八
Eight
Meanings
Eight, Eight Radical (no. 12)
On'yomi
はち
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
八 is written in 2 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
八 (Eight) is taught on WaniKani at level 1 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #92 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 2 strokes.
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