nine
On'yomi (音読み)
- キュウ
- ク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ここの.つ
About this kanji
The kanji 「九」 means "nine" and is a fundamental number in Japanese. It is typically used as a noun, but it can also appear in some compound forms. You might encounter compounds such as 九つ (ここのつ), which means "nine things" and is used when counting items, and 九州 (きゅうしゅう), referring to Kyushu, a region in southwestern Japan. In everyday conversation, you will often hear the number nine when talking about age, quantity, or items. A useful note is that when counting, the kun'yomi reading ここの.つ is used, especially with small objects.
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Example sentences
クラスに九人います。
There are nine people in the class.
Meanings across languages
- English
- nine
- Tiếng Việt
- chín
- 日本語
- 九（きゅう）
- 한국어
- 아홉
- 中文
- 九
- id
- sembilan
- th
- เก้า
- es
- nueve
- fr
- neuf
- de
- neun
- pt
- nove
Common compounds
- 九つnine (things)
- 九州Kyushu (southwestern Japan)
Words using this kanji
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