八 (はちがつ · はち · はちじゅう)

August; eight / 8; eighty / 80

Etymology

Pictograph of two lines facing away from each other. The current meaning "eight" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "separate" is now written as 別.

Example sentences

  1. 午後八時です。 — It's eight o'clock at night.
  2. このゲームは八百長だ。 — This game is fixed.
  3. 八月にレッスンはないよ。 — There are no lessons in August.
  4. あのレースは八百長だった。 — The race was fixed.
  5. とにかく一か八かやってみる。 — Anyway, I'll take a chance.

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