(じゅうきゅう)

じゅうきゅう
number
nineteen
1. nineteen
The number nineteen. Formed by combining (じゅう) (ten) and (きゅう) (nine). Can also be read as じゅうく.
十九(じゅうきゅう)ページ()ください
Please look at page nineteen.
He is a nineteen-year-old student.
十九(じゅうきゅう)(にち)まで()わらせます
I will finish it by the nineteenth.
There are nineteen questions in total.
Please take bus number nineteen.

十九(じゅうきゅう) is the number nineteen, formed from (じゅう) (ten) + (きゅう/く) (nine).

READINGS:

  • じゅうきゅう: standard reading (most common)
  • じゅうく: alternative reading

COMMON USES:

  • 十九(じゅうきゅう)(さい): 19 years old
  • 十九(じゅうきゅう)(にち): the 19th (of the month)
  • 十九(じゅうきゅう)世紀(せいき): the 19th century
  • 十九(じゅうきゅう)(ばん): number 19

RELATED NUMBERS:

  • (きゅう/く): 9
  • (じゅう): 10
  • 二十(にじゅう): 20
  • 九十(きゅうじゅう): 90

NOTE ON 九:
The number 9 has two readings: きゅう and く. The reading きゅう is more common in counting and ages.