九 — nine
きゅう
九
nine
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 strokes
number
U+4E5D
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #55
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #10
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- nine
word
きゅう kyuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
く ku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.