七花八裂

しちかはちれつ

being torn to pieces

八つ

やっつ やつ

eight

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

牛裂き

うしざき

tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

車裂き

くるまざき

tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)

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)

かぎ裂き

かぎざき

rip, tear