also: やち
numeric
8000; eight thousand
The number 8000. Used in counting, prices, years, and other numerical contexts.
この山の高さは約八千メートルです。
This mountain is about 8000 meters high.
八千円で買いました。
I bought it for 8000 yen.
noun
many; a great many
Figurative use meaning 'a very large number', similar to 'thousands of'. Often used in set phrases like 八千草 (many kinds of plants) or in poetic language.
八千代に栄えることを願う。
Wishing prosperity for thousands of generations.
Mixed numeral-kanji spelling, seen in some contexts.
Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and technical contexts.
Kanji with zero characters, rare and mostly used in vertical writing or formal documents.
Compound of 八 (eight) and 千 (thousand). The reading はっせん is a regular sound change from はちせん.