九

kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial

common hill mynah (Gracula religiosa); hill myna; myna bird

Buddhism

nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)

nine traditional astrological signs in Onmyōdō, each corresponding to the year of a person's birth and used to create a horoscope

Abbreviation; Buddhism

nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land

くほん only

Amitabha's Pure Land

くほん only

nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land

multicolorfin rainbowfish (Parajulis poecilepterus)

sky; heavens; palace

Formal or literary term

nine nearest generations of relatives; four generations back, oneself, and four generations to come

Kutani ware (style of Japanese porcelain)

narrowly averting death

very low land

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

bowing repeatedly; kowtowing

Used at the end of a letter

yours respectfully; respectfully yours

hades; nether regions

Kyushu dialect

Onmyōdō astrology

pai gow (Chinese gambling game played with dominoes)

nine pins; skittles

ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)

three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

sake (secret language of court ladies); rice wine

longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)

Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)

nine lives (of a cat)

great height

Organization name

Kyushu National Museum (abbr)