ten
On'yomi (音読み)
- ジュウ
- ジッ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- とお.
- と
About this kanji
The kanji 「十」 means "ten" and is often used in both counting and in expressions related to the number ten. It primarily functions as a noun, but can appear in various compounds. For example, 十日 (とおか) means "ten days," 十年 (じゅうねん) means "ten years," and 十人 (じゅうにん) means "ten people." You may also encounter it in names, like 十郎 (じゅうろう). A useful note is that this kanji can be combined with other numbers to form larger numbers, such as in the case of fifteen, which would be expressed as 十五 (じゅうご), literally "ten five." Understanding this kanji helps in everyday counting and expressing quantities.
Example sentences
十人の友達がいます。
I have ten friends.
Meanings across languages
- English
- ten
- Tiếng Việt
- mười
- 日本語
- 十
- 한국어
- 열
- 中文
- 十
- id
- sepuluh
- th
- สิบ
- es
- diez
- fr
- dix
- de
- zehn
- pt
- dez
Common compounds
- 十日ten days
- 十年ten years
- 十人ten people
- 十郎Juro (common name)
Words using this kanji
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