9. 九 ku, kyū/ く, きゅう kokono(tsu) / ここの・つ
Nine – 9: Kyuu/Ku kanji: 九 hiragana: きゅう
八 means 'eight'
For zero in Japanese, the kanji is 零 (rei). However, it is more common to use and say “zero” the same way we say it in English: ゼロ (zero). Or マル (maru) which translates to “circle” and it's used the same way we say “oh” instead of “zero” in English when reading individual digits of a number.
Japan uses Japan Standard Time, which is the standard time zone for Japan and is UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)/GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) +9 hours.
In Japan, the two main lucky numbers are seven (七) and eight (八). Curiously, unlike four, the reasons behind the two's luck have nothing to do with their pronunciation. Seven is a lucky number in Japan largely because of its significance in Buddhism. Additionally, seven is used with the Seven Gods of Luck (七福神).
９日 kokonoka* １０日 tôka* １１日 jûichi-nichi. １２日 jûni-nichi.
The verb is aisuru (愛する), to love. And to say I love you in Japanese, you would say aishiteru (愛してる). Aishiteru is a gender-neutral term. So, to say I love you to a man, you'd say aishiteru yo, and to a woman, aishiteru wa.
People might think they've upset you. To soften this, instead of iie when a direct “no” is called for, Japanese speakers will usually say a casual iya (いや) or a shorter but still fairly formal ie (いえ).
In a nutshell… Yes. Any language is going to take time and effort to learn, and Japanese in particular presents more challenges to a native English speaker than many other languages. However, as you've seen in this article, even the “hardest” aspects of Japanese are much simpler than they might initially seem.
Oh, yeah...Japanese has multiple words for the same number! Seven can be either "nana" or "shichi", for example.
Number 9 is sometimes pronounced ku — with the same pronunciation as agony or torture. Combs (kushi) are rarely given as presents as the name is pronounced the same as 9. Due to these unlucky connotations, the numbers 4 and 9 are often pronounced yon and kyuu instead.
We can say that Number 9 is a fortunate number as this number brings a prosperity, happiness and good luck in life. Number 9 is associated with Mars and its a powerful number but the people who are born on the dates 9, 18, 27 have an aggression issue as they easily get angry on small things.
9: Just as the number four has a bad-luck soundalike in Chinese, 9 is feared in Japan because it sounds similar to the Japanese word for torture or suffering.
Lower secondary school. Lower secondary school covers grades seven through nine, with children typically aged twelve through fifteen.
Primary education in Japan covers grades seven, eight, and nine; children are generally between the ages of 13 and 15. The number of primary school students in Japan stood at 3.5 million as of 2012, down from over 5.3 million as recently as 1990.
Historically, Chōyō no sekku was observed according to the Chinese lunar calendar, and is now marked annually on September 9th. Chōyō no sekku is also known as the Chrysanthemum Festival, for the blossoming autumnal flower that represents youth and longevity in the face of the oncoming winter.
In reality, the Japanese never truly say no, or instead, they say it without really saying it. The objective is to maintain harmony in a situation by not expressing yourself too directly to avoid offending or upsetting the speaker.
Numbers from 1001 to 1999, 2001 to 2999, ... and 9001 to 9999 are formed with multiples of 1000 and number from 1 to 999: e.g. 1051 is sen gojū ichi (1000+50+1), 3006 is sanzen roku (3000+6) and 9999 is kyūsen kyūhyaku kyūjū kyū (9000+900+90+9).
Japanese Superstitions About The Number 4
If you've already read Viet's article on Foureign (har har har!) superstitions, hopefully this section doesn't bore you to death (har har har har har!). The quick version of why the number four is unlucky is that it sounds just like the word for death (shi 死 し ).