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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 6

八 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

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On: ハチhachi
Kun: やya やつyatsu ようyou やっつyattsu
Special: やおやyaoya

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

八2 strokes

How to write 八: stroke order

八 has 2 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

八 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 八 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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JLPT N5 kanji · Chapter 6

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