How to say 'Ninety' in Japanese | 九十

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The Japanese word for Ninety is 'Kyuujuu', written as 九十 in Japanese.'Ninety' in hiragana is きゅうじゅう.

word

九十

Meaning

Ninety

Reading

きゅうじゅう

kyuujuu

Kanji

九Nine 十Ten

Explanation

The Japanese noun '九十 (きゅうじゅう)' means 'ninety'. It is a number used to represent the quantity 90. This word is commonly used in contexts involving counting, age, or numerical values. For example: I am ninety years old「私は九十歳です」(わたしはきゅうじゅうさいです). The temperature is ninety degrees「温度は九十度です」(おんどはきゅうじゅうどです). Note that '九十' is often used in formal or written contexts, while '90' (in numerals) is more common in casual or modern settings.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

178

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 九十

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

九

Meaning

Nine

kanji

十

Meaning

Ten

Words Related to 九十 Through the Kanji 九

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 九 as well.

word

九

Meaning

Nine

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九日

Meaning

Nine days, Ninth

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九つ

Meaning

Nine

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九百

Meaning

Nine hundred

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九千

Meaning

Nine thousand

Words Related to 九十 Through the Kanji 十

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 十 as well.

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十

Meaning

Ten

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十日

Meaning

Ten days, Tenth

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二十日

Meaning

Twentieth, Twenty days

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二十

Meaning

Twenty

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三十

Meaning

Thirty

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五十

Meaning

Fifty

word

四十

Meaning

Forty

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六十

Meaning

Sixty

word

八十

Meaning

Eighty

word

七十

Meaning

Seventy

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十分

Meaning

Enough

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二十歳

Meaning

Twenty years old

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十字路

Meaning

Crossroads

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五十音

Meaning

Alphabet

word

数十

Meaning

Dozens

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十字

Meaning

Cross

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不十分

Meaning

Insufficient

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何十

Meaning

Dozens

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'Kyuujuu' means 'Ninety' .

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