九 時(くじ)

くじ

noun

nine o'clock

1. nine o'clock

The time at nine hours past midnight or noon.

九時(くじ)に会社(かいしゃ)に着(つ)く。

I arrive at the office at nine o'clock.

店(みせ)は朝(あさ)九時(くじ)に開(あ)きます。

The store opens at nine in the morning.

夜(よる)の九時(くじ)なのに、まだ仕事(しごと)をしています。

Even though it's nine at night, I'm still working.

Common patterns

朝(あさ)九時(くじ): 9 a.m.
夜(よる)九時(くじ): 9 p.m.
九時半(くじはん): 9:30
九時(くじ)ちょうど: exactly 9 o'clock
九時(くじ)過(す)ぎ: past nine o'clock
午前(ごぜん)九時(くじ): 9:00 AM (formal)

Pronunciation

九(く) is read く in 九時(くじ), never きゅう (きゅうじ is wrong). The same く appears in 九月(くがつ) (September); but nine hours as a length of time is 九時間(くじかん), and nine minutes 九分(きゅうふん).

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Added 2026.2.12 8:55 · Revised 2026.10.13 3:22

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