Kanji · JLPT N5 · Level 1
九 nine
- Meaning
- nine
- On reading
- キュウ・ク
- Kun reading
- ここの(つ)
Memory hook
A 9 that has fallen over and is dragging its tail behind it. キュウ usually, but ク in a few set words such as 九月 (September).
Words that use 九
九つ
ここのつ
nine things
九月
くがつ
September
How to write 九
Stroke order · 2 strokes
1
2
- 1. The vertical on the left.
- 2. Horizontal across the middle, then turn down on the right side, then across to the right, ending in a hook.
Stroke data from KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes before crossing vertical ones (十 = horizontal, then vertical).
- Outside before inside - but close a box last (口).
- A vertical that passes all the way through comes last (中).
- Left-falling diagonal before right-falling (大).
九 is taught on day 3 of the kanji course, alongside 七 八 十, with two writing passes and a short quiz.