JLPT N5 · 2 strokes
Kanji 九: "nine"
The kanji 九 means "nine". It is written with 2 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read キュウ, ク in on'yomi and ここの, ここの.つ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キュウク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ここのここの.つ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | nine |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 2 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 55 of 2,501 |
Common words with 九
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 九nine; 9
- 十九nineteen; 19
- 九州Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
- 十中八九in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
- 九九multiplication table; times table
- 第九ninth · Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
- 九つnine · nine years of age
- 九六ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
- 九一scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
- 九分nine parts; ninety percent; mostly · nine percent
- 九死に一生を得るto have a narrow escape from death
- 九回nine times · twisting around many times
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