noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
eighth
Ordinal number meaning 'eighth'. Used as a noun or with の to modify another noun, e.g., 第八の～.
彼は第八走者としてバトンを受け取った。
He received the baton as the eighth runner.
第八条にはその規定が書かれている。
That provision is written in Article 8.
Also means 'eighth', but is more colloquial and commonly used in everyday counting. 第八 is more formal and often used in legal, official, or numbered series contexts.
Compound of prefix 第 (ordinal marker) and 八 (eight).