Word Meaning 九つ

ここのつ kokonotsu

九つ is read as ここのつ (kokonotsu) and means nine.

Meaning

English

  1. nine
  2. nine years of age
  3. twelve o'clock (old time system)

Reading

Kana

ここのつ

Romaji

kokonotsu

Writing Variants

  • 9つ ここのつ kokonotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 3 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 5449 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

きゅう

nine

九十

きゅうじゅう

ninety

九日

ここのか

9th day of the month

九月

くがつ

September

九九

くく

multiplication table

九重

ここのえ

ninefold

九州

きゅうしゅう

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

九分

くぶ

nine parts

九死

きゅうし

narrowly averting death

九箇年

きゅうかねん

novennial

九条ネギ

くじょうねぎ

Kujō spring onion (variety common in the Kansai region)

九穀

きゅうこく

the nine grains

Example Sentences

4

ここのつのほしがみえます。

I can see nine stars.

Shinji ate nine coconuts.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Momoko counted the marbles: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten" and then went silent. When her mother continued with "eleven, twelve, thirteen," she happily picked up with "fourteen, fifteen, sixteen."