Derived from symbols meaning splitting or dividing, this kanji is used phonetically to mean eight, though its origin can show itself in compounds.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Reading Meaning
⭐ 八 はち eight
⭐ 八つ やっつ eight things
八日 ようか eighth day of the month; eight days
八月 はちがつ August
八方 はっぽう all sides (all eight directions)
八重桜 やえざくら double-flowered cherry tree
八つ当たり やつあたり outburst of anger
八百屋 やおや greengrocer; jack-of-all-trades
八百長 やおちょう fixed (rigged) match