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十
十
2 strokes
Frequency: 8
JLPT N4
Grade 1

Meanings

ten

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ジュウ
ジッ
ジュッ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とお
と
そ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
い
か
ぎ
さ
し
そう
ち
とう
ね
ま
る
わ

Common Words

十分
《 充分 》
じゅうぶん
Freq #416
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory

Examples
私はこの本を買うのに十分なお金を持っている。
I have enough money to buy this book.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well; perfectly

Examples
「もっと召し上がりますか」「いいえ、じゅうぶんいただきました」
"Would you like any more?" "No, I've had enough."
3

十分 only; Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

division into ten

十
１０
拾
什
一〇
じゅう
とお (十／１０)
と (十)
Freq #1549
1

Numeric; 拾 is used in legal documents

ten; 10

Examples
その会は十時に終わった。
The party ended at ten o'clock.
2

とお only; Common noun

ten years of age

3

什 only; Archaic; Common noun

book containing a collection of poems

２０歳
２０才
二十歳
二十
廿
はたち
にじゅっさい (２０歳／２０才／二十歳)
にじっさい (２０歳／２０才／二十歳)
Noun
Freq #1744
1

20 years old

Examples
彼女は二十歳だと言ったが、それは嘘だった。
She said she was twenty years old, which was not true.
2

二十／廿 only; Archaic

twenty

３０
三十
三〇
さんじゅう
参拾
卅
丗
みそ
Freq #1850
1

Numeric

thirty; 30

Examples
この教室には三十人の学生しか入れない。
This classroom can accommodate only thirty students.
2

３０ only; Colloquial; Numeric; As 30時, 30:00, etc.

6am

何十
なんじゅう
Noun
Freq #2917
1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

Examples
彼は何十冊も英語の本を持っている。
He has dozens of English books.
５０
五十
五〇
ごじゅう
いそ
い
Freq #3309
1

Numeric

fifty; 50

４０
四十
四〇
四拾
卌
よんじゅう
しじゅう
よそ
Freq #3510
1

Numeric

forty; 40

Examples
アインシュタインが死んでからほぼ四十年になる。
Einstein has been dead for nearly forty years.
十五
１５
一五
じゅうご
Freq #3642
1

Numeric

fifteen; 15

Examples
１１時１５分前を少し過ぎています。
It is a little after a quarter to eleven.
十年
じゅうねん
Noun
Freq #3764
1

ten years; decade

Examples
私の叔父はパリに十年住んでいる。
My uncle has lived in Paris for ten years.
数十
すうじゅう
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #3926
1

dozens; scores of; decades

Examples
その恐ろしい事故で数十人が負傷した。
Dozens of people were injured in the terrible accident.
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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

ten 10 needle

Mnemonic Stories

Rotate this character 45° and you get an X - just like the Roman numeral X for ten!

A cross made of two needles crossing. Rotate it 45° and it becomes X, the Roman numeral for ten.

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