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.

九時(くじ) is the standard way to say "nine o'clock." Note that 九(く) uses the on'yomi reading, not きゅう, when telling time.

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 NOTE:
In telling time, 九(く)じ (not きゅうじ). This matches the pattern where 九(く) is used in 九月(くがつ) (September) and 九日(ここのか) uses the native Japanese reading.

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Added 2026.2.12 8:55 · Revised 2026.3.25 11:55
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