八重(やえ)

やえ
noun
multi-petaled; multi-layered; double (of blossoms)
descriptive
1. multi-petaled; multi-layered; double
Describes flowers whose blossoms have many overlapping petals, or things arranged in many layers. Contrasted with 一重(ひとえ) (single-petaled, single-layered). Here 八(はち) ("eight") stands for "many."
この花(はな)は八重(やえ)だ。
This flower is a double (multi-petaled) variety.
庭(にわ)に八重(やえ)の梅(うめ)が咲(さ)いた。
Double plum blossoms bloomed in the garden.
八重(やえ)咲(ざ)きの品種(ひんしゅ)は花(はな)びらが多(おお)く豪華(ごうか)に見(み)える。
Double-flowering varieties have many petals and look gorgeous.

Refers to blossoms with many overlapping petals, contrasted with 一重(ひとえ) (single-petaled). Also means "multi-layered" or "eightfold" more generally, where 八(はち) ("eight") simply signals "many."

Common collocations

  • 八重桜(やえざくら): double cherry blossom
  • 八重(やえ)咲(ざ)き: double-flowering (variety)
  • 八重(やえ)歯(ば): snaggletooth (a tooth doubled over another)

Similar words

  • 一重(ひとえ): single-petaled; single layer — the opposite; one layer of petals

Related Words

Antonym: 一重(ひとえ) (single-petaled)
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Added 2026.7.13 21:21 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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