Kanji: 八 hachi eight
If you have studied katakana, you will notice this looks like “ha.” So HAchi = 8
JLPT N5: 8 / 100 | 2 Strokes
八
On: ハチ
Kun: やっ・つ
Meaning: eight
Mnemonics: A person 人 cut in HAlf 八 for HAchi.
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 八 eight
- 八年間 eight years
- 八月 August [the 8th month]
今月の二十八日は私の誕生日です。
The 28th of this month is my birthday.
- 今月 this month [今 (now) + 月 (month; moon)]
- 二十八日 28th (of the month)
- 私の my
- 誕生日 birthday [誕 (nativity) + 生 (life) + 日 (day)]