Quick answer
八 is the kanji for "Eight". The most common reading is や (ya). Mnemonics and example sentences are listed below.
Meaning
Eight
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
2 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
Two lines spreading apart like legs opening wide — eight things splitting into two groups of four, the shape shows expansion and division.
はち (hachi) sounds like "hatchet" — imagine eight hatchets splitting a log apart.
Example Sentences
八時間寝ました。
はちじかんねました。
I slept for eight hours.
八月はとても暑いです。
はちがつはとてもあついです。
August is very hot.
Vocabulary using 八
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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