八十
はちじゅう
hepburn hachijuu
eighty, 80
Part of speech · numeral
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 八十年生きた。Lived 80 years.
- 八十歳の祝い。80th birthday.
Collocations
八十 (hachijuu, 80)八十歳傘寿 (sanju, 80th)八十年代 (1980s)八十路 (yasoji)
Mnemonic
Hachijuu (八十) is "eighty." Hachi plus juu. 80th-birthday sanju (傘寿) — the kanji 傘 abbreviation resembles 八十 in calligraphy. The 八 suehirogari cultural code (covered under youka).
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Sanju origin?