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Breakdown of hachi
eight
八
In the past, all animals used to have eight legs.
Usages of hachi
四十 八yonjuu hachi
48
八十hachijuu
80
八百happyaku
800
八人hachinin
eight people
八回hakkai
eight times
八時 十 九分hachiji juu kyuufun
8:19
八月hachigatsu
August
私 は 八時 に チケット を 買いました。watashi wa hachiji ni chiketto o kaimashita.
I bought the tickets at eight o'clock.
八歳hassai
eight years old
八時hachiji
8:00
八分happun
eight minutes
八つyattsu
eight (objects)
八枚hachimai
eight flat, thin objects
私 の 誕生日 は 三月 二十八日 です。watashi no tanjoubi wa sangatsu nijuuhachinichi desu.
My birthday is March 28th.
八千hassen
8,000
八万hachiman
eighty thousand
八日youka
day eight; eight days
お店 は 午前 八時 に 開きます。omise wa gozen hachiji ni akimasu.
The shop opens at 8 a.m.
彼女 の パーティー は 今日 の 夜 八時 から 十一時 まで です。kanojo no paatii wa kyou no yoru hachiji kara juuichiji made desu.
Her party is today in the evening from eight o'clock till eleven o'clock.
八本happon
eight long, cylindrical objects
八本 の キャンドル を 買いました。happon no kyandoru o kaimashita.
(I) bought eight candles.
八階hakkai
eighth floor
八階 まで エスカレーター が あります。hakkai made esukareetaa ga arimasu.
There is an escalator up to the eighth floor.
クモ は 八本 の 足 が ある。kumo wa happon no ashi ga aru.
Spiders have eight legs.
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