Kanji – nine

The Japanese kanji can mean nine.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: nine
Onyomi: キュウ,
Kunyomi: ここの, ここのつ
Romaji: kyuu, ku, kokono, kokonotsu
JLPT: 4
Frequency Rank: 55

How is read?

has the onyomi readings キュウ, ク and the kunyomi readings ここの, ここのつ.

In romaji, these readings can be written as kyuu, ku, kokono, kokonotsu.

Common Japanese Words Using

These common Japanese words contain . Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

  • (ここのつ)nine
  • (くく)multiplication table, times table
  • (きゅうしゅう)Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
  • (ここのえ)ninefold
  • (じゅうきゅう)nineteen, 19
  • (きゅう)nine, 9
  • (せんきゅうひゃくねんだい)the 1900s
  • (きたきゅうしゅう)Kitakyushu (city)

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