| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 8 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 66 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 41 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 577 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 10 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 18 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 19 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 10 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 8 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 151 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3644 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1859 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2536 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 8 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1450 | Morohashi |
| 3 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 8 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 116 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 4 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
八
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
92 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八 【ハチ】 eight, 8
- ８月 【ハチガツ】 August, eighth month of the lunar calendar
- 十八 【ジュウハチ】 eighteen, 18
- 尺八 【シャクハチ】 shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
- 鳶尾 【イチハツ】 wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, fleur-de-lis
Kun reading compounds
- 八 【はち】 eight, 8
- 八重 【やえ】 multilayered, doubled
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- 八つ当たり 【やつあたり】 venting one's anger (on someone or something), taking out one's anger on
- 八つ 【やっつ】 eight, eight years of age, two o'clock (old time system)
- ８日 【ようか】 8th day of the month, eight days
Readings
- Japanese names:
- な、 は、 はっ、 やち、 やつ
- Korean:
- pal
Spanish
- ocho
- 8
Portuguese
- Oito
French
- huit
- radical huit (no. 12)
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-1 | SKIP code |
| 8000.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 516b | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
1948 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 八幡 【ハチマン】 Hachiman (God of War), Hachiman shrine, certainly
- 南無八幡 【ナムハチマン】 O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy
- 幡 【バン】 pataka (banner)
- 黄幡 【オウバン】 Ōban, one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
- 幢幡 【ドウバン】 hanging-banner used as ornament in Buddhist temples
Kun reading compounds
- 旗 【はた】 flag, pataka (banner), banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
- 幢 【はたほこ】 long-handled Chinese spear bearing a small flag, banner, hanging
Readings
- Japanese names:
- は、 わた
- Korean:
- beon
Spanish
- bandera
- estandarte
- ondear
Portuguese
French
| 1159 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1489 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2261 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 891 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 656 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 9086 | Morohashi |
| 723 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1584 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2232 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2339 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3f12.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 4226.9 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5e61 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
27 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 前 【ゼン】 last (i.e. immediately preceding), previous, ex-, former, pre- (e.g. premodern), before, before, earlier
- 前衛 【ゼンエイ】 advance guard, vanguard, avant-garde, forward (player)
- 中前 【チュウゼン】 front of center field, front of centre field
- 風前 【フウゼン】 where the wind blows
Kun reading compounds
- 前 【まえ】 in front (of), before (e.g. a building), before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour), (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line), forward, ahead, (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone), previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example), portion, helping, front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.), privates, private parts, criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
- 前売り 【まえうり】 advance sale, booking
- 左前 【ひだりまえ】 wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead), going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy), being in a bad financial situation, front left, front and left, before and left
- 出前 【でまえ】 home delivery (of food), outside catering
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さき、 さと、 まい
- Korean:
- jeon
Spanish
- antes
- delante de
Portuguese
- em frente
- antes
French
- devant
- avant
| 102 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 177 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 159 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 38 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 595 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 139 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 23 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 921 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.3 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 47 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 29 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 196 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2819 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1957 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 296 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2011X | Morohashi |
| 2266 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 290 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 309 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 53 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 182 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 943 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2o7.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 8022.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-33-16 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 524d | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
| 158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44633P | Morohashi |
| 1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 7738.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99c5 | Unicode hex code |