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八

はち

eight

Mnemonic

Two strokes opening outward, wider the further down you look. Eight of them pour out of the hatch and every one is a bee: はち.

Worth knowing

はち is also the word for bee, written 蜂.

Built from

eight
Two strokes spreading apart. It also means to divide, which is where the shape came from.

Words sharing these kanji

eight (things)

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