九
nine

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キュウク

Kun'yomi (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

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:1
Strokes:2
JLPT:5
Frequency:55

Vocabulary

キュウ

WordReadingMeaning
九州キュウシュウKyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
九重キュウチョウninefold; imperial palace; the Court
十九ジュウキュウnineteen; 19
九十キュウジュウninety; 90
千九百年代センキュウヒャクネンダイthe 1900s

ク

WordReadingMeaning
九九ククmultiplication table; times table
九月クガツSeptember; ninth month of the lunar calendar
九重クジュウninefold; imperial palace; the Court
九十クジュウninety; 90
九分クブnine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent

Other

WordReadingMeaning
九つここのつnine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
九々くくmultiplication table; times table
九重ここのえninefold; imperial palace; the Court
九日ここのか9th day of the month; nine days
九日ここぬか9th day of the month; nine days

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

丸
-ship, curl up, explain away, full (month), make round, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce
Grade 2JLPT 2
入
enter, insert
Grade 1JLPT 5
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
Grade 1JLPT 5
乙
duplicate, fishhook radical (no. 5), strange, the latter, witty
Grade 8JLPT 1
人
person
Grade 1JLPT 5
久
long time, old story
Grade 5JLPT 2
丈
Mr., Ms., all (one has), height, length, measure, merely, only, stature, ten shaku, that's all
Grade 8JLPT N/A
勺
dip, ladle, one tenth of a go
Grade 9JLPT 1
及
cause, exercise, exert, reach out
Grade 8JLPT 1
川
river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47), stream
Grade 1JLPT 5