八 Stroke Order

How to write (eight, eight radical (no. 12)) - a JLPT N5 kanji written in 2 strokes. Watch the animation, then follow the numbered steps below.

八 · 2 strokes
Meaningeight, eight radical (no. 12)
On'yomiハチ、ハツ
Kun'yomiや、や.つ、やっ.つ
JLPT levelN5
Strokes2

八 stroke by stroke

Earlier strokes are gray; the numbered stroke is the one to draw. Kanji generally go top to bottom, left to right.

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Stroke 1
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Stroke 2
Trace 八 with your finger - the app checks every stroke as you write.

Practice writing 八

Trace the model character at the start of each row, then use the blank rows to write 八 from memory - to get the steps and practice grid on paper.

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Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0). Readings: KANJIDIC2 © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0).