N5Noun

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九きゅう; く

kyuu; ku

nine (く in some words, e.g. 九時[くじ] = nine o’clock)

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Example sentence

彼は九時から五時半まで働く。

He works from nine to five-thirty.

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Kanji in 九

Sentences with 九

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
九日	N5	ここのか	ここのかnine days; ninth day of the month
九つ	N5	ここのつ	ここのつnine things

More Numbers & Counters words

Word	Reading	Meaning
一	いち	いちone
二	に	にtwo
百	ひゃく	ひゃくhundred
一人	ひとり	ひとりone person
三	さん	さんthree
千	せん	せんthousand
十	じゅう	じゅうten
万	まん	まんten thousand

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