| 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 卦辞 【カジ】 commentary (on any of the 64 hexagrams in the Book of Changes)
- 卦兆 【カチョウ】 divination signs
- 八卦 【ハッケ】 eight trigrams, divination signs, divination, fortune-telling
- 卦 【ケ】 divination sign
- 卦算 【ケイサン】 paperweight
- 有卦 【ウケ】 streak of good luck
- 六十四卦 【ロクジュウシケ】 the 64 hexagrams (of the Book of Changes)
Readings
- Korean:
- gwae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 801 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 647 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2798 | Morohashi |
| 625 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2m6.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 4310.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-21 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5366 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N1
1506 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鏡面 【キョウメン】 mirror surface, lens surface
- 鏡台 【キョウダイ】 dresser
- 内視鏡 【ナイシキョウ】 endoscope
- 万華鏡 【マンゲキョウ】 kaleidoscope
- 明鏡 【メイキョウ】 polished mirror, clear mirror
- 鸞鏡 【ランキョウ】 mirror with a mythical Chinese bird carved into the back, (in Japan) 9th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. A sharp)
Kun reading compounds
- 鏡 【かがみ】 mirror, looking-glass, barrel head, page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc., mirror-shaped mochi
- 鏡板 【かがみいた】 panel, scene-panel, painted backdrop (panel at the back of a noh stage), on which a pine tree is painted
- 懐中鏡 【かいちゅうかがみ】 pocket mirror
- 化粧鏡 【けしょうかがみ】 bathroom mirror, vanity mirror
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 かが、 かがん
- Korean:
- gyeong
Spanish
- espejo
- espéculo
- lente
Portuguese
- espelho
- espéculo
- cano principal
- oferenda de bolinho de arroz
French
- miroir
- -scope
- tonneau (saké)
- gâteau de riz de Nouvel an
| 378 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 486 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 462 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1358 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4912 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 647 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1858 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2817 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 863 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 882 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1034 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1834 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2219 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1157 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1576 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 494 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 40812 | Morohashi |
| 1766 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6341 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 483 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 522 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 638 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2857 | 2001 Kanji |
| 8a11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-8-11 | SKIP code |
| 8011.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 93e1 | Unicode hex code |