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Eight, Eight Radical (no. 12) JLPT N5
2 strokes · school grade 1 · frequency rank #92
Meaning
Eight, Eight Radical (no. 12)
Readings
On’yomiハチ hachi
Kun’yomiや ya、や.つ yatsu、やっ.つ yattsu、よう you
Radical
Components
A basic character — not built from smaller components.
Example sentences
- 私の十八番、チキンのレモン煮よ。Just my old standby: lemon chicken.
- 十中八九、彼は一位になるだろう。In nine cases out of ten he will take the first place.
- 私の推測は十中八九当たっていた。I guessed right in nine cases out of ten.
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