八日

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 八日は予約済みです。▶ —
   The 8th is already booked.
2. 八月八日に式を挙げる。▶ —
   They will hold the ceremony on August 8th.

Collocations

Mnemonic

Youka (八日) is "the 8th of the month / eight days" — special reading following the tsuitachi pattern (same date-context trap). Japanese 八 cultural code: (1) suehirogari (末広がり, the fan-like shape of 八 widens downward — a lucky symbol of prosperity used at weddings and grand openings); (2) hachigatsu youka (Aug 8 — borrowed from Chinese ba / facai "wealth" homophone, with growing Japanese auspicious-day adoption); (3) yachiyo (八千代, "eight thousand generations" — appearing in the national anthem Kimi ga Yo line "yachiyo ni"); (4) hachiman (八幡, war-deity shrines, 40,000+ across Japan). Learner trap: 八日 covers both "the 8th (date)" and "eight days (duration)" depending on context. JLPT N5 plus 八 lucky-number cluster.

Quick check

1. Meaning of suehirogari (末広がり)?

   • 八 widens fan-like downward — auspicious for prosperity at weddings and openings
   • 8 is unlucky
   • A tree splitting
   • August heat