Meanings
nine
Radicals
Decomposition
⿻丿乙
Etymology
Pictographic: An elbow
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Used in compound words
Alternative reading
Standalone, with つ suffix
Words Using This Kanji
134 words totalscoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
casting out nines
Kyūshū native
Kujō spring onion (variety common in the Kansai region)
(whole) intestines
ninety percent
Kyūshū cuisine
ninth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
nine people
as expected of Kyūshū (esp. in terms of male chauvinism, etc.)
(in Onmyōdō) divination of a person's fate based on the nine celestial bodies's positions at birth
Navagraha (divine personifications of the nine celestial bodies in Hindu mythology)
nine-headed dragon
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Kyushu National Museum
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Kyudenko Corporation
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kyūshuu Women's University