JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
八 means eight. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 2 strokes, read はち or や. It appears in 八つ (eight things) and 八日 (eight days).
八 is written in 2 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八 | はち | eight |
| 八つ | やっつ | eight things |
| 八日 | ようか | eight days |
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