ć
«
Eight
ăăŁ(ă€) (yattsu), ă (ya)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
The kanji ć « starts narrow at the top and widens toward the bottom. Traditionally, this expanding shape was seen as a symbol of growing prosperity and opportunities. Because the future "opens up" instead of closing in, eight became one of Japan's luckiest numbers.
Memory Trick
An octopus has eight tentacles. Imagine two of them spreading outward like ć «, reminding you of the number eight.
Readings
Onyomi: ăă (hachi)
Kunyomi: ăăŁ(ă€) (yattsu), ă (ya)
Example Words
ć
«
ăŻăĄ (hachi)
Eight
ć
«æ
ăŻăĄă〠(hachigatsu)
August
ć
«äșș
ăŻăĄă«ă (hachinin)
Eight people
ć
«ă€
ăăŁă€ (yattsu)
Eight things
Example Sentence
ć «äșșăźćŠçăæ柀ă«ăăŸăă
ăŻăĄă«ă ăź ăăăă ă ăăăă〠㫠ăăŸăă
hachinin no gakusei ga kyoushitsu ni imasu
Eight students are in the classroom.