十九(じゅうきゅう)

十九(じゅうきゅう) is the number nineteen, formed from 十(じゅう) (ten) + 九(きゅう) (nine, also read く).

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)歳(さい): 19 years old
• 十九(じゅうきゅう)日(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)番(ばん): number 19

RELATED NUMBERS:

• 九(きゅう) (also く): 9
• 十(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.