EASY (IER) KANJI - JLPT 4 KYUU

If you have studied katakana (one of the Japanese 'alphabets'), you will notice this is the same as 'ha.' So hachi = 8 || Don't confuse this with hito (person) MORE...

WRITING STEPS:
2 strokes From Left to Right

1) hachi , 2) ya(tsu), 3) you - eight, the eighth

hachi - eight
八年間 hachi nen kan - 8 years
八月 hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]