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九
nine
N5On: きゅう、くKun: ここの
Memory Aid
'Kyuu' - sounds like the letter 'Q'. Visualize a 'Q' with nine circles around it.
This kanji looks like a fishhook, ready to catch nine fish.
Vocabulary
九月くがつSeptember
九日ここのかthe ninth day; nine days
九つここのつnine (general counter)
九時くじnine o'clock
九州きゅうしゅうKyushu (one of Japan's main islands)
Example Sentences
りんごが九つあります。
There are nine apples.
朝九時に駅で会いましょう。
Let's meet at the station at 9 AM.
九月は私の誕生日です。
September is my birthday.
電車には九人乗っていました。
There were nine people on the train.