十

ten

JLPT N5 Grade 1 2 strokes

Kun'yomi: とお
On'yomi: ジュウ

十 means "ten". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 2 strokes. It is read とお in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジュウ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

Example word

十じゅう月がつ

October

十 in example sentences

それで十分じゅうぶん？

Sore de juubun?

Is it enough?
水みずは十分じゅうぶんある。

Mizu wa juubun aru.

There's enough water.
それで十分じゅうぶんだよ。

Sore de juubun da yo.

That's enough.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 十 mean?: 十 means "ten". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How many strokes does 十 have?: 十 is written in 2 strokes.
How is 十 read?: It is read とお in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジュウ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 十?: 十 is a JLPT N5 kanji.

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