十 – ten

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The kanji 十 means ten. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ジュウ、ジッ、ジュッ (juu, ji, ju); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is とお、と、そ (too, to, so). It is written with 2 strokes, under radical 十 (no. 24).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ジュウ	juu
On’yomi	ジッ	ji
On’yomi	ジュッ	ju
Kun’yomi	とお	too
Kun’yomi	と	to
Kun’yomi	そ	so

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 十 (Kangxi radical 24).

Words using 十

十じゅうten十とおten十日とおか10th day of the month二十歳はたち20 years old二十日はつか20th day of the month十分じゅうぶんenough五十音ごじゅうおんthe Japanese syllabary十字路じゅうじろcrossroads

Example sentences

その会は十時に終わった。

The party ended at ten o'clock.

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その会は十時に終わった。

The party ended at ten o'clock.

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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.

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Kanji with the same radical

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