Today’s Kanji is “八” (hachi); Kanji for “eight”.
Handwritten Kanji “八” (hachi)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “八”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 八 | ハチ や や-つ やっ-つ よう | hachi ya ya-tsu yaltsu-tsu you | 2 | 八 | eight |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “八”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 八月 | はちがつ | hachigatsu | August |
| 八つ当たりする | やつあたりする | yatsuatari suru | Take it out on |
| 八本の足 | はちほんのあし | hachihon no ashi | Eight legs |
