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九

きゅう

nine

Mnemonic

Nine people in the queue in front of you and not one of them has moved since you joined it. You're the tenth. きゅう.

Worth knowing

Read く in a few set phrases: 九月 くがつ, 九時 くじ.

Built from

nine
A hook curling back on itself, one short of ten.

Also read きゅう

suddenly

Words sharing these kanji

nine (things)

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