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N5 Kanji 9: 九
Meaning of kanji 九:
In Japanese, 九 means “nine”.
How to read kanji 九:
| Kunyomi | ここの |
| Onyomi | きゅう、く |
How to write kanji 九:
Origin of kanji 九:
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 of kanji 九:
Vocabulary containing kanji 九:
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Example sentences of kanji 九:
| 私は普通九時に寝る。 I usually go to bed at nine o’clock. 九ページを開きなさい。 Open your book to page nine. トムは九つのココナッツを食べました。 Tom ate nine coconuts. このネックレスは九千ドルです。 This necklace costs 9,000 dollars. 今日から九月まで授業がないのがうれしいです。 I’m happy because starting today, we don’t have any school until September. |
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