漢字城 Kanji Fortress

八 eight

On'yomi
ハチ
Kun'yomi
や、や-つ、やっ-つ、よう
Strokes
2
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): や-つ.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
八 is written in 2 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Two strokes splitting apart like a slice of cake cut in two — split it again and again and you get eight.

A common word

  • 八百 はっぴゃく eight hundred

Example sentences

  • はちじです。

    It's eight o'clock.

  • くっきーをやっつつくりました。

    I made eight cookies.