十
十 — Ten
ten
On’yomiジュウ (juu)
On’yomiジッ (jit)
On’yomiジュッ (jut)
Kun’yomiとお (too)
Kun’yomiと (to)
Kun’yomiそ (so)
Stroke order (2 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 十
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十一 | じゅういち juuichi | eleven; 11; jack |
| 十一月 | じゅういちがつ juuichigatsu | November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar |
| 十九 | じゅうきゅう juukyuu | nineteen; 19 |
| 十月 | じゅうがつ juugatsu | October; tenth month of the lunar calendar |
| 十五 | じゅうご juugo | fifteen; 15 |
| 十三 | じゅうさん juusan | thirteen; 13; king |
Study notes
十 is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 2 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #8 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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