Word Meaning

ya

八 is read as や (ya) and means eight.

Meaning

English

  1. eight
  2. 8

Reading

Kana

Romaji

ya

Writing Variants

  • 8 はち hachi
  • 8 ya
  • はち hachi
  • ya
  • はち hachi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 2 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 343 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

八十

やそ

eighty

八つ

やつ

eight

八月

はちがつ

August

八日

ようか

8th day of the month

八本

はちほん

eight (long cylindrical things)

八百長

やおちょう

match fixing

八百万

やおよろず

myriad

十八

じゅうはち

18

二八

にはち

sixteen

八つ当たり

やつあたり

venting one's anger (on someone or something)

八百屋

やおや

greengrocer

八千草

やちぐさ

variety of plants

Example Sentences

10

He is eighty years old.

My grandchild is eight.

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

She is eight.

It's eight o'clock at night.

It's eight o'clock in the morning.

We're sunk.

It's eight o'clock at night.

My son is eight years old.

My grandchild is eight years old.