Kanji Course
Free
- 108 lessons
- 0 quizzes
- 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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Section 8
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Section 9
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Section 10
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Section 11
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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.
It 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 |
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