Moto 八: Eight; Eight Radical (no. 12)Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ハチ
- Kun'yomi
- や、や(つ)、やっ(つ)、よう
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 367 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ハチ)
- 八はちeight
- 八月はちがつAugust
- 十八じゅうはち18; eighteen
- 八十はちじゅうeighty; 80
- 三十八度線さんじゅうはちどせんthe 38th Parallel
- 百八十度ひゃくはちじゅうど180 degrees; complete change
- 八幡はちまんHachiman (God of War)
- 十八番じゅうはちばんone's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty
- 八丁はっちょうskillfulness
- 二八にはちsixteen
- 二十八日にじゅうはちにちtwenty-eighth day of the month
- 八幡宮はちまんぐうShrine of the God of War
- 八景はっけいeight picturesque sights
- 八本はちほんeight (long cylindrical things)
- 十八日じゅうはちにちeighteenth day of the month
- 四苦八苦しくはっくbeing in dire distress; being hard put to it
- 尺八しゃくはちshakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
- 村八分むらはちぶostracism
- 胸突き八丁むなつきはっちょうthe most trying spot or period; the most difficult period
- なくて七癖あって四十八癖なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせevery person has their eccentricities
- インド八哥インドはっかcommon myna (Acridotheres tristis); Indian myna
- グーグル八分グーグルはちぶ(of a website) being delisted or censored by the Google search engine
- 一か八かいちかばちかsink or swim; all or nothing
- 七花八裂しちかはちれつbeing torn to pieces
- 七転八倒しちてんばっとうtossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
- 七難八苦しちなんはっくthe Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains
- 七顛八倒しちてんばっとうtossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
- 中台八葉院ちゅうだいはちよういんcenter of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)
- 丸八まるはちCyathea mertensiana (species of tree fern)
- 二十八宿にじゅうはっしゅくtwenty-eight mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
- 五時八教ごじはっきょうdivision of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)
- 亡八ぼうはちcustomer at a brothel; john
- 付法の八祖ふほうのはっそthe Eight Lineage Patriarchs who received the transmission of the teachings, leading back to the Vairocana Buddha (Vairocana Buddha, Vajrasattva, Nagarjuna, Nagabodhi, Vajrabodhi, Amoghavajra, Huigo and Kukai) (in Shingon)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 八重やえmultilayered; doubled
- 八千代やちよvery long period; forever
- お八つおやつbetween-meal snack
- 八つやっつeight
- 八つ当たりやつあたりventing one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
- 八千草やちぐさvariety of plants; various herbs
- 八日ようかeighth day of the month
- 八重桜やえざくらdouble-flowered cherry tree; double cherry blossoms
- 七転び八起きななころびやおきnot giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds
- 三時のお八つさんじのおやつafternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
Other readings
- 八分音符はちぶおんぷ8th note; eighth note
- 八方はっぽうall sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions
- 八百万やおよろずmyriad; countless things
- 八百屋やおやgreengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
- 八百長やおちょうmatch fixing; put-up job
- うそ八百うそはっぴゃくpack of lies; complete fabrication
- お八おやつbetween-meal snack
- ウソ八百うそはっぴゃくpack of lies; complete fabrication
- ウラン二三八ウランにひゃくさんじゅうはちuranium-238 (U-238)
- シベリア八目シベリアやつめSiberian brook lamprey (Lethenteron kessleri); Siberian lamprey
- 一八いちはつwall iris; roof iris
- 七転八起ななころびやおきnot giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds
- 七顛八起ななころびやおきnot giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds
- 三八さんぱちthree and eight
- 三八式歩兵銃さんぱちしきほへいじゅうArisaka Type 38 rifle
- 二八蕎麦にはちそばsoba made with two parts wheat flour to eight parts buckwheat flour
- 二十八星瓢虫にじゅうやほしてんとう28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
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