Meaning of 八つ in Japanese
Definition of 八つ
Words related to 八つ
- (adv) indiscriminately; recklessly
- (n) type of sweet made with bean paste (local delicacy in Kyoto); cinnamon-seasoned cracknel (cookie)
- zigzag bridge
- (n) small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit)
- (n) eight-armed scoop net
- (n) octavo
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(n) outburst of anger
彼はいつも人にやつあたりをします。
He really has it out for people.
- (n) tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
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(n) between meal snack
三郎はテーブルの上に出されたおやつをガッと取った。
Saburo snatched up all the snacks that were sitting on the table. -
mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
おやつにプリンを食べた。
I had some custard pudding for an afternoon snack.
- (n) octavo format (about 21.5 to 16.5 cm); cutting into 8 parts
- (n) Japanese fatsia; Fatsia japonica; eight-fingered-leaf shrub
