Kanji Course
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- 96 week duration
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Section 1
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Section 2
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Section 3
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Section 4
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Section 5
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Section 6
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Section 7
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Test
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，so it just looks like two slices of watermelon，so you can remember it by “I cut a eight dollars watermelon to two parts”.
Development：
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 八 | はち | eight |
| Basic | 八つ | やっつ | eight |
| Basic | 八十 | はちじゅう | eighty |
| Basic | 八百 | はっぴゃく | eight hundred |
| Basic | 八千 | はっせん | eight thousand |
| Basic | 八月 | はちがつ | August |
| Basic | 八百屋 | やおや | greengrocer |
| Adv | 八方 | はっぽう | in all directions |
| Others | 八州 | はっしゅう | eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto |
| Others | 八つ当たり | やつあたり | take it out on somebody for no reason |
| Others | 八角 | はっかく | octagon |
| Others | 村八分 | むらはちぶ | ostracized |
| Others | 八百長 | やおちょう | setup |
| Others | 八重桜 | やえざくら | double cherry blossoms |
| Others | 八重歯 | やえば | vampire teeth |
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