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The kanji 九: meaning, readings and stroke order
九
- Meaning
- nine
- On reading
- キュウ kyuu、ク ku
- Kun reading
- ここの kokono、ここの（つ） kokonotsu
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 乙 second
- Level
- Level 1 · grade 1
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- số chín (cửu)
- Japanese
- かずの きゅう。ここのつ。
- Korean
- 아홉 (구)
- Chinese
- 数字九
Readings, words and example sentences
キュウ kyuu · on reading
九十
ninety
九十まで かぞえて みます。
I'll try counting to ninety.
ク ku · on reading
九月
September
九月に 学校が はじまります。
School starts in September.
ここの kokono · kun reading
九日
nine days; the 9th
九日に みんなで 出かけます。
We are all going out on the 9th.
ここの（つ） kokonotsu · kun reading
九つ
nine (things)
小さな 石が 九つ あります。
There are nine small stones.
Practise writing 九 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 九 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 1 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.