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”, pronounced “marukyuu(circle nine)” (丸九(まるきゅう)), is an enclosed number nine that was originally intended for use in numbered lists. Historically, some older machines didn't have this character available, which did force some people to use the parenthesized form “(9)” instead.

Cirno (Touhou)

In the Touhou Project community, “” had became a popular fan nickname for the ice fairy, Cirno, after the Touhou Kaeidzuka manual labeled her as a “baka” (バカ).1) It's typically used to say “cute idiot”, but some might view it negatively, like Pad Chief and other nicknames of that era. After the term entered the international collective consciousness, September th has been recognized as “Cirno Day” (チルノの日).

The joke was later recycled in the Touhou Hisoutensoku manual. From there, fans have attempted to push it onto other Baquartet members, raised “お” (okyuu) as a ship name for Cirno and Utsuho Reiuji, and also raised “” after a tanned Cirno emerged as a Touhou Tenkuushou protagonist. However, these don't have as much staying power or international recognition.

Alternate meanings

Characters

  • Mark (マルク, Maruku), somehow localized as Marx, from the Kirby franchise.
  • Nine-Ball (ナインボール, Nainbōru), from the Armored Core franchise.

Miscellaneous

Notes

  • The specific character is the Circled Digit Nine (, U+2468). Some people may mistake it for the similar, but subtly different, Dingbat Circled Sans-Serif Digit Nine (, U+2788).
  • on Pixiv Encyclopedia
  • 9 on Niconico Encyclopedia

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“Baka” (ばか, バカ) is a Japanese pejorative that meant “horse deer” (馬鹿, baka), but it would later be defined as “fool”, “idiot”, “moron”, or “stupid” in contemporary usage.
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