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九 means 'nine'

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Strokes : 2    Frequency: 137   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-3    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 3    Beginner lesson: 12   Begins 83 words   Used in 105 words   Used in 1174 names   Component in 73 kanji (16 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ク   キュウ
Kun
   ここのつ nine
Additional readings
Kun    ここの
Name    いちじく   いちのく   この   ひさし
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 九 is used 9 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 九 is used 93 times, read 3 ways.
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キュウ : 57 words FIND ALL
き ゅ う 1 き ゅ う 0
Most common form: ９
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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ク : 28 words FIND ALL
く が つ 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
September
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ここのつ : 8 words FIND ALL
こ こ の つ 2
Most common form: ここのつ
numeric
nine
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An additional 13 less common words include 九 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 9 (originally: 12)  Joy o' Kanji : 12  Key to Kanji: 234 

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九
ク   キュウ   ここのつ nine   
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