九つ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
九
ここの
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
9つ

Pronunciation

Noun

九(ここの)つ • (kokonotsu) 

  1. nine things

Usage notes

九(ここの)つ (kokonotsu) is used when the items counted have no specific counter category. See Wikipedia's "Japanese counter word" entry for details.

See also

Japanese number-counter combinations for つ (tsu)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 How many?
一(ひと)つ (hitotsu) 二(ふた)つ (futatsu) 三(みっ)つ (mittsu)
三(み)つ (mitsu) 		四(よっ)つ (yottsu)
四(よ)つ (yotsu) 		五(いつ)つ (itsutsu) 六(むっ)つ (muttsu)
六(む)つ (mutsu) 		七(なな)つ (nanatsu) 八(やっ)つ (yattsu)
八(や)つ (yatsu) 		九(ここの)つ (kokonotsu) 幾(いく)つ (ikutsu)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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