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eight 八
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Used in these characters:
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八
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| eight
ya-, HACHI
八
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Side view of two hands with 4 fingers (without thumb), which is a total of: eight.
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六
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JLPT 5Joyo 1 |
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| six
mu-, ROKU
六
八
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One 丶 plus two 八 makes three and with a cut 一 it is divided into two parts, which makes six.
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公
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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| public, official
ōyake, KŌ
八
公
ム
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Top: eight 八, bottom: nose ム (in side view)
Eight noses stand for the public.
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共
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| together, with
tomo, KYŌ
八
共
艹
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Top: plant 艹, below: table 
Put the plants on the table together.
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典
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| law code, ritual, precedent
nori, TEN
冊
八
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Top: variant of writing tablets 冊, bottom: table
The writing tablets on the table are a law code/canon (for the ceremony).
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兵
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| soldier, troops, army
HEI, HYŌ|
丘
八
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Top: hill 丘, bottom: eight 八 (Ping-pong is in Chinese: "Pīngpāng qiú 乒乓 球", where the player stands alternately on different legs, just like a marching soldier.)
At the hill are eight soldiers.
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兼
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| concurrently, combine
kaneru, KEN
兼
八
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A hand ナ/ヨ and a variation of two rice plants 禾
The hand holds two rice plants concurrently.
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浜
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| beach, seacoast, sands
hama, HIN
氵
丘
八
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Left: water 氵, right: soldier 兵 (... on the hill 丘 are eight 八)
Over the water, soldiers came to the beach.
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