十じゅう九きゅう

Written forms

• 十じゅう九きゅう

  Standard kanji spelling for the number 19.

• １９じゅうきゅう

  Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.

• 一九じゅうきゅう

  Formal or legal kanji spelling; rarely used in everyday writing.

Etymology

Compound of 十 (じゅう, ten) and 九 (きゅう, nine). The reading じゅうきゅう follows regular on'yomi combination.