九つ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九
ここの Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
9つ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ここのつ [kòkóꜜnòtsù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ko̞no̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

九(ここの)つ • (kokonotsu) 

1. nine things [small or without a counter category]

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

• 八つ
• 十
• Category:Japanese counters