[八] Handwritten Kanji for eight and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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