Japanese symbol for “skittles”
九柱戯
きゅうちゅうぎ
Romaji: kyuuchuugi
nine pins; skittles
In Japanese, skittles is 九柱戯, read きゅうちゅうぎ (kyuuchuugi).
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Meanings
- n nine pins; skittles
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 北九州 | きたきゅうしゅう kitakyuushuu | Kitakyushu (city) |
| 九重 | ここのえ kokonoe | ninefold |
| 九死 | きゅうし kyuushi | narrowly averting death |
| 九分 | くぶ kubu | nine parts; ninety percent; mostly |
| 電柱 | でんちゅう denchuu | utility pole; power pole; telephone pole |
| 支柱 | しちゅう shichuu | prop; stay; support |
| 遊戯 | ゆうぎ yuugi | play; playing; game |
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.