How to say 'Ten' in Japanese | 十

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The Japanese word for Ten is 'Juu', written as 十 in Japanese.'Ten' in hiragana is じゅう.

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十

Meaning

Ten

Reading

じゅう

juu

Kanji

十Ten

Explanation

The Japanese noun '十 (じゅう)' means 'ten'. It is used to represent the number ten in counting or numerical contexts. This word is fundamental in Japanese for counting, mathematics, and everyday use. For example: There are ten apples「りんごが十あります」(りんごがじゅうあります). I have ten fingers「私は指が十本あります」(わたしはゆびがじゅうほんあります). The word can also appear in compound numbers, such as '二十 (にじゅう)' (twenty) or '三十 (さんじゅう)' (thirty).

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Kanji in the Word 十

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

十

Meaning

Ten

Words Related to 十 Through the Kanji 十

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 十 as well.

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十日

Meaning

Ten days, Tenth

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二十日

Meaning

Twentieth, Twenty days

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二十

Meaning

Twenty

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三十

Meaning

Thirty

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五十

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Fifty

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四十

Meaning

Forty

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九十

Meaning

Ninety

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六十

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Sixty

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八十

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Eighty

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七十

Meaning

Seventy

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十分

Meaning

Enough

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二十歳

Meaning

Twenty years old

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十字路

Meaning

Crossroads

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五十音

Meaning

Alphabet

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数十

Meaning

Dozens

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十字

Meaning

Cross

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不十分

Meaning

Insufficient

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何十

Meaning

Dozens

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'Juu' means 'Ten' .

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