| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1516 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 紫色 【ムラサキイロ】 purple, violet
- 紫外線 【シガイセン】 ultraviolet rays, ultraviolet radiation
- 紅紫 【コウシ】 crimson and purple, red-purple, magenta
- 九紫 【キュウシ】 ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
Kun reading compounds
- 紫 【むらさき】 purple, violet, purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon), red gromwell, red-root gromwell, soy sauce
- 紫色 【むらさきいろ】 purple, violet
- 貝紫 【かいむらさき】 Tyrian purple
- 古代紫 【こだいむらさき】 reddish-purple
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さい、 ゆかり
- Korean:
- ja
Spanish
- púrpura
- violeta
Portuguese
- roxo
- violeta
French
- violet
| 1320 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1489 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3534 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1392 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1626 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2209 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1389 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1478 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1711 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1507 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3332 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1728 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2348 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1387 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27337X | Morohashi |
| 2688 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4486 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1375 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1475 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1577 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1241 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-6 | SKIP code |
| 2290.3 | Four corner code |
| 2190.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d2b | Unicode hex code |