What is the Kanji for "Nine"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Nine", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Nine" is "九".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kokono".

Its onyomi readings are "Ku" and "Kyuu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "乙" means "Second" and "Latter" and can be read as "Itsu", "Oto", "Otsu", and "Kinoto". And The radical "丿" means "Katakana no" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "九" mean in japanese?

"九" means "Nine".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in First Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N5 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

九: "Nine". The Japanese noun '九 (きゅう)' means 'nine'. This number word is used to represent the quantity of nine. It can be used in various contexts to indicate a count or amount, such as: There are nine apples - (りんごが九つあります). I'm the ninth person in line - (私は九番目の人です).

九日: "Nine days". The Japanese noun '九日 (ここのか)' means 'nine days'. This word refers to a period of nine days. It is often used to describe an event or ceremony that takes place over the course of nine days, such as a religious ritual or a mourning period. For example: The memorial service lasted for nine days - (法要は九日間続きました).

九つ: "Nine". The noun '九つ (ここのつ)' means 'nine'. This word is used to indicate the number nine. It can be used to count or refer to groups of nine items. For example: There are nine apples - (りんごが九つあります). I have nine books - (私は九つの本を持っています).

九百: "Nine hundred". The Japanese word '九百 (きゅうひゃく)' refers to the cardinal number nine hundred. It is used to indicate a quantity of nine hundred of something. For example: There are nine hundred people in the auditorium - (ホールには九百人の人がいる). I bought nine hundred grams of rice - (九百グラムの米を買いました).

九十: "Ninety". The Japanese noun '九十 (きゅうじゅう)' means 'ninety'. This word is used to express the number ninety, and can be used in a variety of contexts, such as when talking about ages, quantities, or quantities of time. For example: I am ninety years old - (私は九十歳です). There are ninety students in the class - (クラスに九十人の学生がいます).

九千: "Nine thousand". The Japanese noun '九千 (きゅうせん)' means 'nine thousand'. This word is used to express the quantity of nine thousand of something. It can be used in various contexts, such as when referring to a large number of objects, people, or an amount of money. For example: I have nine thousand yen - (九千円持っています). There were nine thousand people at the concert - (コンサートには九千人いました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "う" is read as "u".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.