九
ここの
kokono
JLPT N52 strokesKanjiLevel 9 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
九 is the kanji for "9 / Nine". A common reading is ここの (kokono). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
9 / Nine
Also : 9 · Nine
Readings
kunここの/ kokonokunここの.つ/ kokonotsuonきゅう/ kyuuonく/ ku
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
A hook-shaped number bending at the top — like a shepherd's crook, it bends just before reaching ten, the last number to stretch.
Reading ·
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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