Japanese symbol for “ninth”
第九
だいく
Romaji: daiku
ninth
In Japanese, ninth is 第九, read だいく (daiku).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n ninth
- n Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Written forms: 第九、第９. Readings: だいく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ninth”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ナインス | ナインス nainsu | ninth (interval, chord) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 次第 | しだい shidai | depending on |
| 次第に | しだいに shidaini | gradually; by degrees; little by little |
| 第三者 | だいさんしゃ daisansha | third party; third person; outsider |
| 第一歩 | だいいっぽ daiippo | first step |
| 第一人者 | だいいちにんしゃ daiichininsha | leading person; foremost figure |
| 第一線 | だいいっせん daiissen | the front (of a battlefield); forefront |
| 九州 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan) |
| 九つ | ここのつ kokonotsu | nine |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.