On Reading
Chinese reading
ハチ
Kun Reading
Japanese reading
や(つ)やよう
Example Words
八つやっつ
eight (things)
八月はちがつ
August
八百屋やおや
greengrocer
Memory Tip
Remember this kanji
Two lines spreading apart like splitting something in half, then half again = 8 pieces!
Common Mistakes
Watch out for
Don't confuse with 入 (enter). 八 spreads outward, 入 points inward.
Radical
Building block
八eight/divide
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