| 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】 19, nineteen
- 重九 【チョウキュウ】 Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month), Double Ninth Festival
- 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N2
844 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 星 【セイ】 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), Singapore
- 星座 【セイザ】 constellation, astrological sign, star sign, zodiac sign
- 新星 【シンセイ】 nova, new face, new star
- 小惑星 【ショウワクセイ】 asteroid
- 客星 【カクセイ】 celestial body seen only for a short time (e.g. comet)
- 七星 【シチセイ】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
Kun reading compounds
- 星 【ほし】 star (usu. not including the Sun), planet (usu. not including Earth), heavenly body, star (glyph, symbol, shape), star (actor, player, etc.), small dot, spot, fleck, star point (intersection marked with a dot), hoshi, perp, perpetrator, mark, offender, suspect, bullseye, one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune, point, score
- 星空 【ほしぞら】 starry sky
- 四三の星 【しそうのほし】 the Big Dipper (asterism), the Plough, the Plow
- 希望の星 【きぼうのほし】 ray of light, ray of hope, promising talent
Readings
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- estrella
- punto pequeño
- resultado de un juego
Portuguese
- estrela
- ponto
- marca
French
- étoile
- point
- marque
| 264 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 171 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 154 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 877 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 838 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 599 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 946 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 730 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 743 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 463 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 973 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3089 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2156 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1570 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 13837 | Morohashi |
| 2435 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2452 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1556 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1676 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 181 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3872 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4c5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-5 | SKIP code |
| 6010.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-17 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 661f | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
694 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 占領 【センリョウ】 occupying, having (an area) all to oneself, military occupation, possession, capture, seizure
- 占拠 【センキョ】 occupation (e.g. of territory), exclusive possession
- 寡占 【カセン】 oligopoly
- 買い手寡占 【カイテカセン】 oligopsony
Kun reading compounds
- 占める 【しめる】 to occupy, to hold, to account for, to make up, to take up
- 占う 【うらなう】 to tell someone's fortune, to forecast, to predict, to divine
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うら、 しむ、 じめ
- Korean:
- jeom
Spanish
- adivinar
- pronosticar
- ocupar
- poseer
- tomar
Portuguese
- Ler a sorte
- advinhar
- previsão
- ocupar-se
- segurar
- manter
- obter
- tomar
French
- bonne aventure
- divination
- prédiction
- occuper
- tenir
- posséder
- avoir
- prendre
| 1491 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 851 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 799 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 985 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 383 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 153 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1706 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1822 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1016 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 250 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2496 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1263 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1729 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 48 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2780 | Morohashi |
| 2003 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 624 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 48 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 49 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 378 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 1042 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1277 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2160.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-74 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5360 | Unicode hex code |