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How to say 'Twenty' in Japanese | 二十

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The Japanese word for Twenty is 'Nijuu', written as 二十 in Japanese.'Twenty' in hiragana is にじゅう.

    word

    二十

    Meaning

    Twenty

    Reading

    にじゅう

    nijuu

    Kanji

    二Two 十Ten

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '二十 (にじゅう)' means 'twenty'. It is a number used to represent the quantity or age of twenty. This word is commonly used in contexts involving counting, age, or numerical references. For example: I am twenty years old「私は二十歳です」(わたしはにじゅうさいです). There are twenty books on the shelf「本棚に二十冊の本があります」(ほんだなににじゅうさつのほんがあります). The word is straightforward and primarily used in numerical contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    91

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 二十

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    二

    Meaning

    Two

  • kanji

    十

    Meaning

    Ten

Words Related to 二十 Through the Kanji 二

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 二 as well.

  • word

    二

    Meaning

    Two

  • word

    二日

    Meaning

    Second, Two days

  • word

    二十日

    Meaning

    Twentieth, Twenty days

  • word

    二つ

    Meaning

    Two

  • word

    二人

    Meaning

    Two people

  • word

    二千

    Meaning

    Two thousand

  • word

    二百

    Meaning

    Two hundred

  • word

    二階

    Meaning

    Second floor

  • word

    二十歳

    Meaning

    Twenty years old

  • word

    二三

    Meaning

    Few

  • word

    二度と

    Meaning

    Never

  • word

    二流

    Meaning

    Second rate

Words Related to 二十 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

    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

    十字

    Meaning

    Cross

  • word

    不十分

    Meaning

    Insufficient

  • word

    何十

    Meaning

    Dozens

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What does 'Nijuu' (二十) mean?

'Nijuu' means 'Twenty' .

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