ไน
JLPT N5
Nine
Readings
Onโyomi: ใญใฅใฆ, ใฏ (kyลซ, ku)
Kunโyomi: ใใใฎ (kokono)
Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
ไน
ใใ
ใ
nine
ไนใค
ใใใฎใค
nine things
ไนไบบ
ใใ
ใใซใ
nine people
ไนๆฅ
ใใใฎใ
ninth day
ไนๅ
ใใ
ใใใ
nine times
Example Sentences
ไนไบบใใพใใ
ใใ
ใใซใ ใใพใใ
There are nine people.
ไนๆฅๅพ
ใกใพใใ
ใใใฎใ ใพใกใพใใ
I wait nine days.
ไนๅ่กใใพใใใ
ใใ
ใใใ ใใใพใใใ
I went nine times.
Cultural Note
๐ข Nine (ไน / ใ / ใใ
ใ) has an interesting cultural nuance in Japan:
1. Bad Luck Connotation:
o The pronunciation ใ (ku) sounds like ่ฆ, which means โsufferingโ or โpain.โ
o Therefore, the number nine is sometimes considered unlucky, similar to the number four (ๅ / ใ).
2. Usage:
o Despite superstition, ไน is commonly used in dates, counting, and addresses.
o In traditional arts, ceremonies, and gifts, people often avoid giving 9 items because of the unlucky association.
3. Idioms & Expressions:
o ่ฆๅด๏ผใใใ๏ผ โ hardships, suffering (uses the same โkuโ sound as nine)
1. Bad Luck Connotation:
o The pronunciation ใ (ku) sounds like ่ฆ, which means โsufferingโ or โpain.โ
o Therefore, the number nine is sometimes considered unlucky, similar to the number four (ๅ / ใ).
2. Usage:
o Despite superstition, ไน is commonly used in dates, counting, and addresses.
o In traditional arts, ceremonies, and gifts, people often avoid giving 9 items because of the unlucky association.
3. Idioms & Expressions:
o ่ฆๅด๏ผใใใ๏ผ โ hardships, suffering (uses the same โkuโ sound as nine)