Word Meaning 九生

きゅうせい kyuusei

九生 is read as きゅうせい (kyuusei) and means nine lives (of a cat).

Meaning

English

  1. nine lives (of a cat)

Reading

Kana

きゅうせい

Romaji

kyuusei

Writing Variants

  • 九生 きゅうしょう kyuushou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 97705 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

九死一生

きゅうしいっしょう

narrow escape from the jaw of death

九死に一生

きゅうしにいっしょう

narrow escape from death

九死に一生を得る

きゅうしにいっしょうをえる

to have a narrow escape from death

きゅう

nine

九十

くじゅう

ninety

九日

ここぬか

9th day of the month

九つ

ここのつ

nine

九月

くがつ

September

九九

くく

multiplication table

九一

くっぴん

scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu

九大

きゅうだい

(abbr) Kyushu University

ちゅー

nine

Example Sentences

2

A cat has nine lives.

According to folktales, cats have nine lives.