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What is the Kanji for 'Nine'? | 九

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.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Nine

    Reading

    kunyomiここの

    kokono

    onyomi

    ku

    きゅう

    kyuu

    Parts

    Second, Latter 丿Katakana no

    Example Word

    九千: nine thousand. The Japanese noun '九千 (きゅうせん)' means 'nine thousand'. It is a specific number used to denote the quantity of nine thousand. This word is typically used in contexts where large numbers are discussed, such as in finance, population statistics, or when counting items in large quantities. For example: The population of the town is nine thousand「その町の人口は九千です」(そのまちのじんこうはきゅうせんです). The cost of the project is nine thousand yen「そのプロジェクトの費用は九千円です」(そのプロジェクトのひようはきゅうせんえんです).

    Radical

    Stroke Count

    2

    JLPT

    N5

    Grade

    1

    Frequency

    225

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Second, Latter

    radical

    丿

    Meaning

    Katakana no

As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 4 other kanji:

    kanji

    Meaning

    Round

    kanji

    Meaning

    Research

    kanji

    Meaning

    Track, Rut

    kanji

    Meaning

    Butt, Buttocks

Words Using

This kanji is used in 6 words:

Kanji Related to Through the Part 丿

These 31 kanji contain the part 丿 as well.

    kanji

    Meaning

    Eight

    kanji

    Meaning

    Thousand

    kanji

    Meaning

    Moon, Month

    kanji

    Meaning

    River

    kanji

    Meaning

    Person

    kanji

    Meaning

    Woman

    kanji

    Meaning

    Hand

    kanji

    Meaning

    Power

    kanji

    Meaning

    Enter

    kanji

    Meaning

    Before, Previous

    kanji

    Meaning

    Red

    kanji

    Meaning

    White

    kanji

    Meaning

    Few

    kanji

    Meaning

    Younger brother

    kanji

    Meaning

    Self

    kanji

    Meaning

    Fur

    kanji

    Meaning

    Heart

    kanji

    Meaning

    Talent, Age

    kanji

    Meaning

    Sword

    kanji

    Meaning

    Turn

    kanji

    Meaning

    Body, Self

    kanji

    Meaning

    Facing, Yonder

    kanji

    Meaning

    Inevitable, Certain

    kanji

    Meaning

    Lose, Fault

    kanji

    Meaning

    Scanty, Scarce

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mediate, Jammed in

    kanji

    Meaning

    Blood

    kanji

    寿

    Meaning

    Longevity, Congratulations

    kanji

    Meaning

    Mean, Lowly

    kanji

    Meaning

    Vermillion

    kanji

    Meaning

    Feel ashamed

Learn the Kanji

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What does 九 mean?

九 means 'Nine'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in First Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N5 exam.

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