Kanji read よう

2 jōyō kanji take the reading よう. Compare how their meanings differ.

• 八

  (数字) 8。二の三乗。 (古・日本のみ)漠然と数が大きいこと。多いこと。

  eight, eight radical (no. 12)

  2 strokes

• 酔う

  よう。

  drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated

  11 strokes

infoOnly readings listed in the jōyō kanji table are included. Adding readings outside the table would bury the distinctions that matter in everyday writing.