How to write kanji Kyu (九)

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Today's kanji is number nine. It is called both kyuu(九) and ku(九). So, let's start by talking a little more about the word.

There is a famous island in Japan called Kyushu(九州). It is the third largest island in Japan. It has 9 prefectures (とどうふけん, todōfuken), which is why it is called Kyushu. Kyu is the first kanji in the word.

So, let’s move on to writing the kanji for kyu(九). This kanji has 2 lines.

Before I draw these kanji, I will first prepare a kanji box. Imagine that your kanji are inside an invisible square box. This box will stop you drawing your kanji too big or too small.

First, line 1 is a long curving line. It begins at the top in the middle and goes down to the bottom left hand corner.
Line 2 is a complex and difficult line. First, draw a horizontal line that crosses line 1. Start drawing it one third down from the top of line 1,　and then, once you’ve crossed line 1, continue line 2 by drawing a hook shaped line that ends in the bottom right hand corner.

Kyu(九) is complete!

To tell the truth, kanji has a lot of important writing rules. Japanese people are taught it at school when they are children. But, most Japanese people forget it when they grow up. For example, when we draw neatly, we need to use Tome and Hane. But Japanese people don’t use Tome and Hane very much in their daily lives. So, it's okay if you don’t use Tome and Hane. I’d like to explain more about Tome and Hane in another video one day. When you become more comfortable writing kanji, you should start following this rule.

But,just be careful, you must draw kanji lines in a precise order. In Japan, this is an important rule. We need to be respectful even when we draw kanji. So, you must draw in the order I have taught you.

Thank you for reading my article!