noun
eight-tenths; 80%
Often used in the phrase 腹八分目 (hara hachibunme), meaning eating until 80% full, a traditional Japanese dietary principle.
腹八分目に医者いらず。
Eating until you are 80% full keeps the doctor away.
健康のために、いつも腹八分目を心がけている。
For my health, I always try to eat until I'm 80% full.
A common phrase using 八分目, specifically referring to eating until 80% full.
Compound of 八分 (hachibu, 'eight parts') + 目 (me, ordinal suffix), literally 'eighth part' or 'eight-tenths'.