nine

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

• 九つここのつnine (things)
• 九州きゅうしゅうKyushu (southwestern Japan)