Kanji Course
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- 126 lessons
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- 96 week duration
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Section 11
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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