八やつ子ご

noun

octuplet

Only when written 八つ子

Refers to eight siblings born from the same pregnancy. A rare but straightforward term.

• 彼かの女じょは八やつ子ごを出しゅっ産さんしたというニュースを見みた。

  I saw the news that she gave birth to octuplets.

noun

eight-year-old child

Used to refer to a child who is eight years old. The kanji 八歳児 is rare; 八つ子 is more common for this meaning.

• うちの八やつ子ごはもうすぐ三さん年ねん生せいになる。

  Our eight-year-old will soon be a third grader.