English–Japanese
“nine” in Japanese
How to say “nine” in Japanese
“Nine” in Japanese is 九 (kyū).
Represents a set or position of nine within a sequence of counted numbers.
Example sentences with 九
箱にりんごが九個あります。bako ni ri n go ga kyū ko a ri ma su
There are nine apples in the box.
妹は九歳です。imōto wa kyū sai de su
My younger sister is nine years old.
Tips for using 九
- The number 九 (kyū) appears in the familiar time expression 九時 (kuji, "nine o'clock"), where the reading is ku rather than kyū.
Other Japanese words for “nine”
りんごが九つあります。ri n go ga kokono tsu a ri ma su
There are nine apples.
英語では九をナインと言います。ei go de wa kyū o na i n to i i ma su
In English, we say "nine" for the number nine.