| 9 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 9 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 12 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 58 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 146 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 11 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 8 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 16 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1.A | Japanese for Busy People |
| 11 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 11 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 9 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 26 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4176 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2112 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2858 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 9 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 167 | Morohashi |
| 3369 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 57 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 9 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 9 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 112 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 5 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
九
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
55 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 九 【キュウ】 nine, 9
- 九州 【キュウシュウ】 Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
- 十九 【ジュウキュウ】 nineteen, 19
- ２９ 【ニジュウキュウ】 29, twenty nine, 5am
- 九 【キュウ】 nine, 9
- ９月 【クガツ】 September, ninth month of the lunar calendar
- 九九 【クク】 multiplication table, times table
- 第九 【ダイク】 ninth, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Kun reading compounds
- 九 【きゅう】 nine, 9
- 九重 【ここのえ】 ninefold, imperial palace, the Court
- 九つ 【ここのつ】 nine, nine years of age, twelve o'clock (old time system)
- 九つ時 【ここのつどき】 (approx.) twelve o'clock (am or pm, old time system), noon, midnight
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いちじく、 いちのく、 この、 ひさし
- Korean:
- gu, gyu
Spanish
- nueve
- 9
Portuguese
- nove
French
- neuf
| 1657 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a2.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 4001.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-69 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4e5d | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 防塞 【ボウサイ】 fort, defensive position
- 鹿砦 【ロクサイ】 abatis
Kun reading compounds
- 砦 【とりで】 fort, fortress, stronghold, fortification
Readings
- Korean:
- chae
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1331 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 7298 | Morohashi |
| 1357 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3m11.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-11 | SKIP code |
| 3090.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-60-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5be8 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1736 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 溝 【コウ】 10^32, hundred nonillion
- 溝渠 【コウキョ】 ditch, sewer, canal
- 排水溝 【ハイスイコウ】 drainage, gutter, ditch
- 海溝 【カイコウ】 oceanic trench, deep-sea trench, deep
Kun reading compounds
- 溝 【みぞ】 ditch, drain, gutter, trench, groove, tread, indentation, gap (between people, countries, etc.), gulf, rift
- 溝隠 【みぞかくし】 Chinese lobelia (Lobelia chinensis)
- 押さえ溝 【おさえみぞ】 groove in the body of wooden plane which holds the blade
- 逃げ溝 【にげみぞ】 clearance groove, under cut
Readings
- Japanese names:
- どぶ
- Korean:
- gu
Spanish
- cuneta
- zanja
- alcantarilla
- desagüe
Portuguese
- ranhura
- canal
- encanamento
- dreno
- 10 elevado a 32
French
- rigole
- fossé
- égout
- 10**32
| 1263 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1706 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2657 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1487 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1859 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1012 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1050 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1499 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1232 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 810 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 473 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 604 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1836 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 17944X | Morohashi |
| 659 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3275 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1819 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1960 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1639 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 347 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3a10.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-10 | SKIP code |
| 3514.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-34 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6e9d | Unicode hex code |