九つ[kokonotsu] nine
九夏[kyuuka] summer
九回戦[kyuukaisen] regulation game
九官鳥[kyuukanchou] hill myna (species of mynah bird, Gracula religiosa)
九牛の一毛[kyuugyuunoichimou] mere fraction

九々[kuku] multiplication table
九月[kugatsu] September
九工大[kyuukoudai] Kyushu Institute of Technology
九穀[kyuukoku] the nine grains
九死に一生[kyuushiniisshou] narrow escape from death

藁苞[warazuto] straw wrapper
苞苴[aramaki] salted salmon
苞葉[houyou] bract (leaf)
総苞[souhou] involucre

苞苴[housho] straw-wrapped item
山苞[yamazuto] souvenir from the mountains
藁苞[warasubo] Odontamblyopus lacepedii (species of eel goby)