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JLPT N5 · Telling time

九時

くじ

nine o'clock

Stroke order of 九時

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

九 · 2 strokes時 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

九 with 時, a sun 日 beside a temple 寺, gives nine o'clock.

Parts: 九 nine + 時 o'clock

The characters in 九時

  • 九 きゅう — nine (2 strokes)
  • 時 とき — time; when (10 strokes)

Example sentence

九時に寝ます。

くじにねます。

I go to bed at nine o'clock.

Words with 九

Words with 時

More words: Telling time

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