What does kanji 九 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 九 is nine.

How is kanji 九 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 九 are ここの, ここの.つ; the onyomi readings are キュウ, ク.

Which school grade teaches kanji 九?

Kanji 九 is taught in Jōyō Grade 1.

What is the main radical of kanji 九?

The main radical for kanji 九 is 乛.

What words use kanji 九?

Example words that use kanji 九 include 九, 九十, 9日, 九重.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 10

九

Meaning

Kanji 九

nine

Stroke Order

Readings

Onyomi 音読み: キュウク
Kunyomi 訓読み: ここのここの.つ
Nanori 名乗り: いちじくいちのくこのひさし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 1
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #55
Strokes: 2
Radical: 乛
Components: 九
Kanji Kentei: Level 10
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

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Showing 35 of 145 entries that include this kanji.

九

きゅう

nine

九十

きゅうじゅう

ninety

9日

ここのか

9th day of the month

九重

ここのえ

ninefold

九つ

ここのつ

nine

九月

くがつ

September

九州

きゅうしゅう

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

九九

くく

multiplication table

九分

くぶ

nine parts

九死

きゅうし

narrowly averting death

900

きゅうひゃく

900

90代

きゅうじゅうだい

(one's) 90s

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

九月はまだ暑いです。

September is still hot.

答えは九です。

The answer is nine.

九ページを開いてください。

Please open page nine.

彼には九人の子どもがいます。

He has nine children.

その箱に九個入っています。

There are nine items in that box.

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Kanji 九

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Related vocabulary

九

九十

9日

九重

九つ

九月

九州

九九

九分

九死

900

90代

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