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Kanji Detail for 十 - "ten, ten times, tenth"

十

  • Meaning

    十 means "ten, ten times, tenth."

    1. Ten - The number 10.

    2. Ten times - Ten occurrences.

    3. Tenth - The tenth position.

    4. Numerous - Many in number.

    5. Complete - Fully satisfied; perfect.

  • Words using 十

    • 十一 じゅういち Listen eleven; 11; jack
    • 十七 じゅうなな Listen seventeen; 17
    • 十三 じゅうさん Listen thirteen; 13; king
    • 十九 じゅうきゅう Listen nineteen; 19
    • 十二 じゅうに Listen twelve; 12; queen
    • 十五 じゅうご Listen fifteen; 15
    • 十八 じゅうはち Listen eighteen; 18
    • 十四 じゅうし Listen fourteen; 14

  • Four-character idioms with 十

    • 十人十色 じゅうにんといろ Listen several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
    • 一暴十寒 いちばくじっかん Listen bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail
    • 一目十行 いちもくじゅうぎょう Listen outstanding reading ability
    • 三十六計 さんじゅうろっけい Listen the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
    • 九十九折 つづらおり Listen winding; meandering; sinuous
    • 五十知命 ごじゅうちめい Listen at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven

  • Origin of 十

    Originally a single vertical stroke — a knotted cord's full count; the crossbar grew later. Ten as the tied-off bundle.

    How to remember it: A knot tied in the counting rope — ten, the bundle complete, cross it off.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 十

    • Verified meaning: ten, ten times, tenth
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えだなし, かんな, じゅう, しゅうすけ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 十

    Given names 十(かんな)Listen 十(つがなし)Listen 十(つなし)Listen 十(ひさし)Listen 十(みちる)Listen

    Surnames 十(えだなし)Listen 十(じゅう)Listen 十(しゅうすけ)Listen 十(そうじゅん)Listen 十(そうすけ)Listen 十(つじ)Listen 十(とかち)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ten

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    ten, tenth; complete; perfect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ten; 10

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    ten, tenth; complete; perfect

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A number name. | Has a meaning of completeness. Such as 十分 (completely), 十成 (full), 十全 (perfect).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ji(ジ) ジ

    ju(ジュ) ジュ

    juu(ジュウ) ジュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    so(そ) そ

    to(と) と

    too(とお) とお

  • Strokes

    tip

    2 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    十 (ju)

  • Related Keywords

    ten ten times tenth complete many numerous perfect decade decimal full number tally tithe

Sentences including 十

  • That will do.

  • It's a ten minutes walk to the bus stop.

  • I know it well enough.

  • We have enough seats for everyone.

  • We enjoyed the dinner to the full.

  • The plane took off at exactly ten o'clock.

  • Ten years have passed since he died.

  • You could count to ten when you were two.

  • We require much sleep.

  • He is been in that job for decades.

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