Quick answer
九 is the kanji for "Nine". It is a JLPT N5 kanji. The main reading is ここの (kokono). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Nine
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
2 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
A hook-shaped number bending at the top — like a shepherd's crook, it bends just before reaching ten, the last number to stretch.
きゅう (kyuu) sounds like 'queue' — nine people stand in a queue.
Example Sentences
九人で写真を撮りました。
きゅうにんでしゃしんをとりました。
Nine people took a photo together.
九月から学校が始まります。
くがつからがっこうがはじまります。
School starts in September.
Vocabulary using 九
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Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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