neunin world languages
| Language | Word | Pronunciation | Gender | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 九きゅう | kyū | — | |
| English | nine | /naɪn/ | — | |
| French | neuf | /nœf/ | — | |
| Italian | nove | /ˈnɔː.ve/ | — | |
| Spanish | nueve | /ˈnwe.βe/ | — | |
| Korean | 구Hanja 九 | gu | — | |
| Chinese | 九Same in traditional | jiǔ | — |
Japanese is romanized in Hepburn, Chinese in pinyin, Korean in Revised Romanization; the rest in IPA (Castilian Spanish). Notation
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We found no well-known slang or unwanted meanings for this word in these languages (regional slang is not fully covered).
Language notes
- Japanese (九)Also read ku, but kyū is preferred because ku sounds like “suffering” (苦).
- Korean (구)For counting things and for age, the native Korean number 아홉 is used.