Today’s Kanji is “九” (kyuu); Kanji for “nine”.
Handwritten Kanji “九” (kyuu)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “九”
| 漢字 Kanji |
読み Readings |
ローマ字 Romaji |
画数 Stroke Count |
部首 Radical |
意味 Meaning |
| 九 | キュウ
ク ここの ここの-つ |
kyuu
ku kokono kokono-tsu |
2 | 乙 | nine |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “九”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 九月 | くがつ | kugatsu | September |
| 九つ | ここのつ | kokonotsu | Nine |
| １１９番 | ひゃくじゅうきゅうばん | hyakujuukyuuban | 119 (emergency telephone number) |
