八つ

やっつ やつ

eight

八王子

はちおうじ

Hachiōji (city)

八重梔子

やえくちなし ヤエクチナシ

eightfold gardenia, Gardenia jasminoide

お八つ

おやつ

between-meal snack

八つ橋

やつはし やっつきょう

type of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto), cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)

八つ手

やつで

Japanese fatsia, Fatsia japonica, eight-fingered-leaf shrub

身八つ

みやつ

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

百八つ

ひゃくやっつ

108, one hundred and eight

八つ時

やつどき

(approx.) 2 o'clock (am or pm)

八つ頭

やつがしら やっつあたま

form of taro, yam

八つ口

やつくち やっつぐち

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

八八

two eights

八重山椰子

やえやまやし ヤエヤマヤシ

Satake palm (Satakentia liukiuensis), Yaeyama palm

八つ目鰻

やつめうなぎ ヤツメウナギ やっつめうなぎ

lamprey, lamprey eel

八つ裂き

やつざき

tearing limb from limb, tearing apart, cutting (a person) to pieces

身八つ口

みやつぐち

small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing for women and children (e.g. kimono, yukata) (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)

八つ切り

やつぎり やっつぎり

octavo format (about 21.5 to 16.5 cm), cutting into 8 parts

八つ手網

やつであみ やつでもう

eight-armed scoop net

八八花

はちはちばな

standard hanafuda pattern (orig. used to play hachi-hachi)