Kanji Course
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Kanji 8: 八
Meaning:
In Japanese, 八 means “eight”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | やっ、よう |
| Onyomi | はち |
How to write it:
Origin:
The original meaning of 八 is to cut something（like a watermelon）to two parts.
It looks like two slices of watermelon, so you can remember it by
“I cut a eight dollars watermelon to two parts”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八 | はち | eight (number) |
| 八つ | やっつ | eight (counter) |
| 八十 | はちじゅう | eighty |
| 八百 | はっぴゃく | eight hundred |
| 八千 | はっせん | eight thousand |
| 八月 | はちがつ | August |
Examples:
| 今は夜の八時です。 It’s eight o’clock at night now. そこに八つの小石があった。 There were eight pebbles there. 私は八百ドルあります。 I have 800 dollars. 八月に私の彼女と一緒に日本へ行きます。 I’m going to Japan with my girlfriend in August. ここは八千人います。 There are 8,000 people here. |
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When to use Onyomi and when to use kunyomi ? ( and are there any exceptions? If yes, then please tell some)
just remember the words directly, it’s no use to remember the rules.