八百八橋

はっぴゃくやばし

the large number of bridges over canals and rivers in Naniwa (present-day Osaka)

八つ

やっつ やつ

eight

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)

八つ手

やつで

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

お八つ

おやつ

between-meal snack

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)

八つ頭

やつがしら やっつあたま

form of taro, yam

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)

八つ子

やつご

octuplet

八八

two eights

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

八つ裂き

やつざき

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

八つ手網

やつであみ やつでもう

eight-armed scoop net

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

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)

橋

きょう はし

bridge

八八花

はちはちばな

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

八

はち や

eight; eighth