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noun
a drop in the bucket (ocean), a small fraction (of), trifle(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
九牛一毛【きゅうぎゅうのいちもう】

noun
the nine holes in the body of humans and other mammals

noun
1.
nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)(archaism)
2.
nobility

noun
ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
See also:九星

noun
nine lives (of a cat)
Other readings:
九生【きゅうせい】

noun
nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope

noun
multicolorfin rainbowfish (Parajulis poecilepterus, was Halichoeres poecilopterus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
きゅうせん《九仙》
きゅうせん《気宇仙》
キュウセン

expression
nine shallow, one deep (ancient Chinese sexual technique)

きゅうそううてなるい
kyuusounoutenaharuidoyoriokoru
expression
many a little makes a mickle, every little helps, the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth(proverb, obscure)(from Tao Te Ching, also as 九層の台も累土より起こる)

noun
the nine nearest generations of relatives

noun
nine-dash line (demarcation line of China's territorial claims in the South China sea), nine-dotted line

noun, auxillary suru verb
bowing many times (in apology)

noun
nine-tailed kitsune (fox spirit, kitsune are said to be more powerful the more tails they have)
See also:天狐

numeric
1.
900, nine hundred
noun
2.
fool, idiot(archaism, derogatory)(only relevant for 九百 and くひゃく)
Other readings:
900【くひゃく】
九百【きゅうひゃく】
九百【くひゃく】
9百【きゅうひゃく】
9百【くひゃく】
九〇〇【きゅうひゃく】
九〇〇【くひゃく】

noun
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
クエ

noun
Veronicastrum sibiricum (species of flowering plant)(usually kana)
Other readings:
クガイソウ

noun
multiplication table
Other readings:
九々の表【くくのひょう】

noun
1.
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
See also:三三九度
2.
sake (secret language of court ladies), rice wine
See also:女房詞

noun
nine o'clock
Other readings:
九時【くじ】

noun
nine-to-five (working hours), nine to five
Other readings:
9時5時【くじごじ】

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

expression
there is a huge markup in medicines, making it a profitable field, medicines sell for ten times the cost of their ingredients, medicine ten times(yojijukugo)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
ten to one, nine cases out of ten(yojijukugo)

adverbial noun, noun
nine out of ten, nearly, almost(obscure)
Other readings:
九分どおり【くぶどおり】

noun
1.
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:浄土
2.
Amitabha's Pure Land(only relevant for くほん)
See also:九品浄土
3.
nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land(only relevant for くほん)
See also:九品蓮台
Other readings:
九品【ここのしな】

noun
nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land(Buddhist term)

noun
kurin, nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial

noun
Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)(usually kana)
Other readings:
クリンソウ

noun
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank(sumo term)

ここのお
kokonoobiarumajiro
noun
nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ココノオビアルマジロ

noun
(approx.) twelve o'clock (am or pm, old time system), noon, midnight(archaism)
See also:九つ

noun
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
三三九度【さんさんくど】

しーさんゅー
shiisan-yaochuu
noun
thirteen orphans, winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile(mahjong term)
See also:国士無双
Other readings:
十三么九【シーサンヤオチュー】

adverbial noun, noun
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten, in all probability(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
十中八九【じゅうちゅうはっく】
十中八九【じゅっちゅうはっく】

noun
winning hand with at least one terminal tile in each set and no honor tiles(mahjong term)
Other readings:
純全帯ヤオ九【ジュンチャンタイヤオチュウ】
純全帯么九【ジュンチャンタイヤオチュウ】

noun
strontium 90 (Sr-90)
Other readings:
ストロンチウム九〇【ストロンチウムきゅうじゅう】

noun
1.
the ninth
2.
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony(abbreviation)

noun
all simples, winning hand containing no terminal tiles or honor tiles(mahjong term)
Other readings:
断公九【タンヤオチュー】
断幺九【タンヤオチュー】
断么九【タンヤオチュー】

numeric
nine(クー, キュー or チュー in mahjong)

noun
nine gates, winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit(mahjong term)

noun
nine gates, winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit(mahjong term)

noun
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month), Double Ninth Festival

noun
artifact spirit, in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
Other readings:
つくも神【つくもがみ】
九十九神【つくもがみ】
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

no-adjective, noun
winding, meandering, sinuous, zigzag(yojijukugo)
Other readings:
つづら折り【つづらおり】
九十九折り【つづらおり】
つづら折【つづらおり】
葛折り【つづらおり】
葛折【つづらおり】

くさむら
nishimukusamurai
expression
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
Other readings:
西向く侍【にしむくさむらい】
西向く士【にしむくさむらい】
西向くさむらい【にしむくさむらい】

noun
pai gow (Chinese gambling game played with dominoes)
Other readings:
牌九【パイゴウ】

adverb
nearly, almost, eight or nine parts (out of ten)(obscure)
See also:九分通り

noun
winning hand with at least one terminal or honor tile in each set(mahjong term)
Other readings:
混全帯ヤオ九【ホンチャンタイヤオチュウ】
混全帯么九【ホンチャンタイヤオチュウ】

noun
facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)