BloomkoJLPT N5 · Numbers & money
九
きゅう
nine
Stroke order of 九
九 is written with 2 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
A leaning stroke and a hook that almost crosses into ten (十) but falls one short: nine.
Parts: ノ slash + 乙-like hook
Example sentence
弟は九さいです。
おとうとはきゅうさいです。
My younger brother is nine years old.