八 — eight
はち
八
eight
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 strokes
number
U+516B
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #92
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #9
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Radical #12
Meanings
- eight
word
はち hachi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
や ya Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
はっ ha Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.