ChiramiN5 kanji · 2 strokes
十 means ten
十
十Memory trick
A cross, like the Roman numeral X turned: ten.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- ten
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) とお too
とお (too) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: と to, そ so
From Chinese (onyomi) ジュウ juu
ジュウ (juu) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
十分 じゅうぶん · juubun
enough, sufficient
Quick check
What does 十 mean?
Right: 十 means ten.Not quite: 十 means ten.In 十分, which reading does 十 use?
Right. 十分 is read じゅうぶん (juubun): 十 takes ジュウ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 十分 is read じゅうぶん (juubun): 十 takes ジュウ, its reading from Chinese.