# 八 — Eight

Frequency rank 190 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 保 (Preserve), less common than 点 (Point).

- On’yomi: はち
- Kun’yomi: や
- Radical: 八 Eight (Kangxi 12)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

The acrobat drops into the splits until his legs peel apart into the wide V, then each half tears into a V of its own, and each of those tears again.

In words:

- 八 はち — eight
- 八つ やっつ — eight
- 八日 ようか — eight days, eighth day of the month

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