JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
九 means nine. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 2 strokes, read きゅう or く. It appears in 九日 (nine days).
九 is written in 2 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 九 | きゅう | nine |
| 九 | く | nine |
| 九日 | ここのか | nine days |
九 tends to carry the sound きゅう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 九 | きゅう | nine |
| 究 | きゅう | research, study |
| 鳩 | きゅう | pigeon, dove |
| 仇 | きゅう | foe, enemy |
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