九つ（ここのつ）— nine (general counter)
花 が 九つ あります。
There are nine flowers.
九つここのつ
nine (general counter)
ここのつ
accent [2]In detail
Words
花hanaflowers
がga(marks what is present)
九つkokonotsunine items
ありますarimasuexists; is present
Kanji
九キュウ・
九つ is read ここのつ. The next number in this native counting series is 十, とお, without つ.
Coco-sensei