Today’s first #kanji is #九, which is listed under the radical of #おつにょう（乙）. The Katakana ノ should be written first and the second stroke has to curve out and jump up at the end. Otherwise, you may mix this up with the katakana カ.
Meaning: 9 (nine)
Reading: キュウ、ク、ここの
九本（キュウホン）のバラ: nice roses
九死（キュウシ）に一生（イッショウ）を得（え）る: have a narrow escape from death, escape death by the skin of one’s teeth
九時（クジ）: 9 o’clock
九月（クガツ）: September
九九（クク）: a multiplication table, the times table
十中八九（ジュッチュウハック）: in nine cases out of ten, in all likelihood
九（ここの）つの飴（あめ）: 9 candies, 9 lollies
九日（ここのか）: the 9th day of a month, 9 days long
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