What does the kanji 九 mean?

The kanji 九 (kokonotsu) means "nine, 9". It is a JLPT N5 character.

What kanji is "kokonotsu"?

"kokonotsu" is written with the kanji 九, meaning "nine, 9". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) きゅう (kyū), く (ku), kunyomi (native Japanese) ここのつ (kokonotsu). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 九?

Write 九 ("nine") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 九?

九 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) きゅう (kyū), く (ku), kunyomi (native Japanese) ここのつ (kokonotsu).

九“nine” Kanjikokonotsu / kyū

JLPT N5

How to write 九

九 (nine) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

nine, 9

Onyomi (音読み)

きゅう kyū
く ku

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

ここの（つ） kokono(tsu)

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 九

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

九時くじに来きていただきたいのですが。
I'd like you to come at nine.
九時 (くじ)
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一ひとつ、二ふたつ、三みっつ、四よっつ、五いつつ、六むっつ、七ななつ、八やっつ、九ここのつ、十とお。
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
九つ (ここのつ)
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学校がっこうは九時くじから始はじまります。
School begins at nine.
九時 (くじ)
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