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How to say 'Cross' in Japanese | 十字

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The Japanese word for Cross is 'Juuji', written as 十字 in Japanese.'Cross' in hiragana is じゅうじ.

    word

    十字

    Meaning

    Cross

    Reading

    じゅうじ

    juuji

    Kanji

    十Ten 字Character

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '十字 (じゅうじ)' means 'cross'. It refers to the shape or symbol of a cross, often associated with religious or directional contexts. For example: There is a cross on the map「地図に十字がある」(ちずにじゅうじがある). The cross is a sacred symbol「十字は神聖なシンボルです」(じゅうじはしんせいなシンボルです). This word is also used in compound words like '十字路 (じゅうじろ)' meaning 'crossroads' or 'intersection'.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    4822

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 十字

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    十

    Meaning

    Ten

  • kanji

    字

    Meaning

    Character

Words Related to 十字 Through the Kanji 十

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 十 as well.

  • word

    十

    Meaning

    Ten

  • word

    十日

    Meaning

    Ten days, Tenth

  • word

    二十日

    Meaning

    Twentieth, Twenty days

  • word

    二十

    Meaning

    Twenty

  • word

    三十

    Meaning

    Thirty

  • word

    五十

    Meaning

    Fifty

  • word

    四十

    Meaning

    Forty

  • word

    九十

    Meaning

    Ninety

  • word

    六十

    Meaning

    Sixty

  • word

    八十

    Meaning

    Eighty

  • word

    七十

    Meaning

    Seventy

  • word

    十分

    Meaning

    Enough

  • word

    二十歳

    Meaning

    Twenty years old

  • word

    十字路

    Meaning

    Crossroads

  • word

    五十音

    Meaning

    Alphabet

  • word

    数十

    Meaning

    Dozens

  • word

    不十分

    Meaning

    Insufficient

  • word

    何十

    Meaning

    Dozens

Words Related to 十字 Through the Kanji 字

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 字 as well.

  • word

    文字

    Meaning

    Character, Letter

  • word

    ローマ字

    Meaning

    Romaji

  • word

    名字

    Meaning

    Surname

  • word

    字

    Meaning

    Character

  • word

    数字

    Meaning

    Number

  • word

    十字路

    Meaning

    Crossroads

  • word

    黒字

    Meaning

    Profit

  • word

    活字

    Meaning

    Type

  • word

    字引

    Meaning

    Dictionary

  • word

    漢字

    Meaning

    Kanji

  • word

    赤字

    Meaning

    Deficit

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What does 'Juuji' (十字) mean?

'Juuji' means 'Cross' .

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