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九
Meaning:

In Japanese,九 means “nine”.
How to read it:
Kunyomi | ここの |
Onyomi | きゅう、く |
How to write it:

Origin:

The original meaning of 九 is elbow, so it looks like an elbow, right?
But now the meaning of 九 is nine and it has nothing to do with elbow, so we made a new kanji to stand for elbow, which is 肘,you will learn it in later lessons.
Note: You can remember 九 as “My elbow is nine inches thick”. |

Development:

Vocabulary:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
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九 | きゅう | nine (number) |
九つ | ここのつ | nine (counter) |
九十 | きゅうじゅう | ninety |
九百 | きゅうひゃく | nine hundred |
九千 | きゅうせん | nine thousand |
九月 | くがつ | September |