# 九 — Nine

Frequency rank 158 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 民 (Peoples), less common than 次 (Next).

- On’yomi: く、きゅう
- Kun’yomi: ここの
- Radical: 乙 Second (Kangxi 5)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

The runner comes in one stride late, folds into the crooked hook and vomits between his shoes while eight backs are already through the tape.

In words:

- 九 きゅう / く — nine
- 九つ ここのつ — nine
- 九日 ここのか — nine days, ninth day

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