九
きゅう · kyuu
Nine
- nine, 9
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
九時から会議が始まります。
くじからかいぎがはじまります。
The meeting starts from 9 o'clock.
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九時から開店します。
くじから かいてんします。
We open from nine o'clock.
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食事は九時までです。
しょくじはくじまでです。
The meal is until nine o'clock.
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朝九時から働きます。
あさくじからはたらきます。
I work from nine in the morning.
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What does 九 mean?
Nine. It can also mean: nine, 9.
How do you pronounce 九?
きゅう (kyuu). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 九?
JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.
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