Memory phrase for the character: 九

九

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Meaning

nine

Pronunciation

 KYŪ, KU
kokono

Explanation

 The number ten 十 with a hook 乚, that is subtracted.

Mnemonic
 
Ten minus one is: nine.

Radicals

乚 kneeing personThe use of this radical is not uniform. It is understood as a lightning rod, hook or kneeling person.
九 nine
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 Vocabulary

気質 きしつ  
気質 きしつ  
九州 きゅうしゅう  Kyushu (a main island of Japan)
九日 ここのか  ninth day

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