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Kanji 十: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 十: ten

Key takeaways

Kanji 十: ten. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

ten

On reading

ジュウジッジュッ

Kun reading

とお

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 十

ten

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji is modeled after a cross shape where horizontal and vertical lines intersect. It represents the number ten and is very easy to remember because it looks just like a plus sign (+).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ジュウ
  • 十分じっぷん

    ten minutes

  • 十字路じゅうじろ

    crossroads / intersection

  • 五十音ごじゅうおん

    Japanese syllabary / phonetic alphabet

  • 十分じゅうぶん

    enough / sufficient / adequate

  • じゅう

    ten

Kun reading

とお
  • とお

    ten (number)

  • 十日とおか

    ten days / the tenth day

Commonly used words

  • 十分
    じっぷん

    ten minutes

  • 十字路
    じゅうじろ

    crossroads / intersection

  • 五十音
    ごじゅうおん

    Japanese syllabary / phonetic alphabet

  • 十分
    じゅうぶん

    enough / sufficient / adequate

  • じゅう

    ten

  • とお

    ten (number)

  • 十日
    とおか

    ten days / the tenth day

Example sentences

Example 1

そこにじっぷんかかります。

Translation

It takes ten minutes to get there.

Example 2

じっぷんだけ休憩しましょう。

Translation

Let's take just a ten-minute break.

Example 3

この字路はとてもにぎやかです。

Translation

This crossroads is very busy.

Example 4

字路で右に曲がってください。

Translation

Please turn right at the crossroads.

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