Meanings
Numeric
1. eight; 8
捌 is used in legal documents
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
great length; great size
thick clouds; classical Japanese poetry
multilayered; doubled
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
Japan
8000; eight thousand; many
80000; many
very long period; forever; eight thousand years
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
variety of plants; various herbs
variety of plants; various herbs
many kinds
many kinds
long sea voyage
Japan; ancient name for Japan appearing in the Kojiki
Examples (13 in total)
I work eight hours every day.
I slept eight hours last night.
He built forty-eight forts.