Japanese Conversation · Level 15
90 words
Japanese word
八
Pronunciation
Romajihachi
Meaning
- numbereight
Example
私は八を選びます。watashi wa hachi o era bi ma su
I choose eight.
More examples
車が八台あります。kuruma ga hachi dai a ri ma su
There are eight cars.
授業は八時に始まります。ju gyō wa hachi ji ni haji ma ri ma su
The class starts at eight o'clock.
Core concept
Represents a quantity reached by adding one to seven and used to count or identify a set of eight.
Common phrases
八時hachi ji
eight o'clock
八人hachi nin
eight people
八月hachi tsuki
August
Similar words
八つyattsu: A native Japanese form for counting eight items, especially general objects.
Definition in Japanese
一つのまとまりを構成する物の数が七より一つ多い数。hito tsu no ma to ma ri o kō sei su ru mono no kazu ga nana yo ri hito tsu ō i kazu
Word origin
八 (hachi, "eight") is the Sino-Japanese form of the Chinese numeral for eight, and its native Japanese forms include や (ya) and やつ (yatsu).
Usage tips
- The native counting form 八つ (yattsu) is common for general objects, while 八 (hachi) appears in many number expressions.