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) |
