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九 : Nine

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Components:
丿乙

nine

On 'yomi:
キュウ(kyuu) ク(ku)
Kun 'yomi:
ここの(kokono) ここの.つ(kokono.tsu)
Nanori:
いちじく(ichijiku) いちのく(ichinoku) この(kono) ひさし(hisashi)
Strokes:2
Radical:乙 (5)
Usage Rating:55
JLPT:N5
old JLPT:4
Grade:1
Unicode:04e5d
jis208:22-69
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九 Usage examples

九死に一生を得る(きゅうしにいっしょうをえる)to have a narrow escape from death
九州へ下る(きゅうしゅうへくだる)to go down to Kyushu
九つ時(ここのつどき)noon, midnight
千九百年代(せんきゅうひゃくねんだい)the 1900s
九生(きゅうせい)nine lives (of a cat)
九六(くんろく)ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
九州場所(きゅうしゅうばしょ)Kyushu (November) tournament, held in Fukuoka
薬九層倍(くすりくそうばい)"There is a huge markup in medicines."
九牛一毛(きゅうぎゅうのいちもう)a drop in the bucket (ocean), a small fraction (of), trifle
九尺二間(くしゃくにけん)(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
九十九髪(つくもがみ)old woman with white hair
九柱戯(きゅうちゅうぎ)nine pins, skittles
九仞の功を一簣に虧く(きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく)to fail one step short of great success, to fall at the last hurdle
九州地方(きゅうしゅうちほう)Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)