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九日 (ここのか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

九ここの日か

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Common wordJLPTN5

Meanings

1

noun

9th day of the month

Used for the ninth day of any month in dates.

会かい議ぎは来らい月げつの九ここの日かです。
The meeting is on the 9th of next month.

2

noun

nine days

Refers to a period or duration of nine days.

九ここの日か間かんの旅りょ行こうを計けい画かくしています。

I'm planning a nine-day trip.

Written forms

九日
- ここのか
  Standard kanji spelling for the 9th day of the month or a period of nine days.
- ここぬか
  out-dated reading
９日
- ここのか
  Common numeral spelling, especially in schedules and dates.
- ここぬか
  out-dated reading
ここぬか
out-dated reading

Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
九nine

Similar words

九きゅう
九 is the basic number 'nine', while 九日 specifically means the 9th day or nine days.
九ここの日か間かん
九日間 explicitly marks a duration of nine days, while 九日 alone can also mean 'nine days' in context.

Etymology

Compound of 九 (ここの, 'nine') and 日 (か, 'day'). The reading ここのか is a native Japanese counting form for days.