漢字道KANJIDO

2 strokesRadical

10Elementary year 12 strokesRadical
On
キュウ・ク
Kun
ここの・ここの(つ)
Meaning
nine

Origin

ORIGIN

From a bent-arm shape, borrowed to mean nine.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

キュウ九百・三拝九拝
九分九厘・九月
ここの九日・九重
ここのつ九つ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 九つここのつ

    nine

  • 九月くがつ

    September

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

とりが 九わ います。

There are nine birds.

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