Readings: ジュウ・ジッ (Onyomi), とお (Kunyomi)
Meaning: ten
十 is the kanji for “ten.” It’s extremely common and appears in numbers, dates, age, and many compound words.
View JLPT N5 Kanji ListKanji Details
| Radical | 十 (ten) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 2 |
| JLPT Level | N5 |
| Grade | 1st Grade |
Readings
| Onyomi | ジュウ・ジッ |
|---|---|
| Kunyomi | とお |
How to Write – Stroke Order
十 has only two strokes — one horizontal and one vertical. It looks like a plus sign and is one of the simplest kanji.
Example Sentences
Japanese: りんごを十個買いました。
Kana: りんごをじゅっこかいました。
Romaji: Ringo o jukkō kaimashita.
English: I bought ten apples.
Japanese: 十歳の妹がいます。
Kana: じゅっさいのいもうとがいます。
Romaji: Jussai no imouto ga imasu.
English: I have a ten-year-old little sister.
Japanese: 会議は十時に始まります。
Kana: かいぎはじゅうじにはじまります。
Romaji: Kaigi wa juuji ni hajimarimasu.
English: The meeting starts at 10 o’clock.
Vocabulary Using 十
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十 | じゅう | ten |
| 十日 | とおか | tenth day, ten days |
| 十人 | じゅうにん | ten people |
| 十歳 | じゅっさい | ten years old |
| 十時 | じゅうじ | ten o’clock |
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