Dictionary: “九”

multiplication table;times table

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

nine

ninefold

nine years of age

imperial palace;the Court

twelve o'clock (old time system)

September

ninth month of the lunar calendar

ninety;90

narrowly averting death

nine parts;ninety percent;mostly

nine percent

nine;9

9th day of the month

nine days

nine

ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank

dagger

common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa);hill myna;myna bird

(approx.) twelve o'clock (am or pm, old time system);noon;midnight

Kyushu Lutheran College

(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep

casting out nines

ninety percent

nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land

winding;meandering;sinuous;zigzag

nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)

an old woman's gray hair

nine-tailed fox

Amitabha's Pure Land (composed of nine levels)

scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu

almost certainly;in all probability;ten to one;in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred

to go down to Kyushu

(about) ninety percent (finished, complete, etc.);nearly;almost

Kyūshū native;person from Kyūshū

Kyushu National Museum (abbr)

many a little makes a mickle;every little helps

nine times

having one's guts twisted in anguish;deep grief;heartbroken thoughts

Kyushu University of Health and Welfare

sky;heavens;palace

Kyushu University (abbr)

age ninety;one's nineties

multiplication table

falling headlong;plummeting;sudden crash

Japanese war tuba

nine people

very low land