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八

Strokes: 2
IDC: 囗
Frequency: 264

Readings

On'yomi: ハチ(呉)、ハツ(漢)
Kun'yomi: や、や（つ）、やっ（つ）、よう
Nanori: かず、や、やつ、わ、わかつ
English: eight; eight radical (no. 12)

Radical: 八 ( はち・は・はちがしら ), eight

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Grade/Category

JLPT Level: N5 (beginner)
Kanji Kentei Level: 10
Kyōiku-Jōyō (1st grade of primary school)

週末(しゅうまつ)に胆石(たんせき)が動(うご)いて、七転八倒(しちてんはっとう)の苦(くる)しみを味(あじ)わったよ。: I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move.
十中八九(じっちゅうはっく)、彼(かれ)が競争(きょうそう)に勝(か)つでしょう。: In nine cases out of ten, he will win the race.
うわさは四方八方(しほうはっぽう)に広(ひろ)がった。: The rumor spread far and wide.

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