(ようか)

ようか
noun
eight days; eighth day
1. eight days
A duration of eight days.
八日(ようか)かかりました
It took eight days.
八日(ようか)(かん)旅行(りょこう)です
It's an eight-day trip.
八日(ようか)()った
I waited for eight days.
あと八日(ようか)()わる
It will be finished in eight days.
八日(ようか)ぶり()った
We met for the first time in eight days.
2. the eighth (day of the month)
The eighth day of any month.
It will arrive on March 8th.
There's a meeting on the 8th.
It will arrive on the 8th of next month.
Please submit it by the 8th.
八日(ようか)予定(よてい)ある
I have plans on the 8th.

八日(ようか) uses native Japanese counting and means both "eight days" (duration) and "the 8th" (date).

USAGE:

  • Duration: 八日(ようか)かかる (takes eight days)
  • Date: 八日(ようか)(とど) (arrives on the 8th)
  • 八日(ようか)(かん): eight-day period (adds 〜間 for explicit duration)

DAYS 1-10 (SPECIAL READINGS):

NOTE:
Days 11-31 use regular 十一日(じゅういちにち) pattern, except 二十日(はつか). The reading ようか applies only to 8, not 18 (十八日(じゅうはちにち)) or 28 (二十八日(にじゅうはちにち)).