Meaning

Primary

Ten

Word Type

numeral

Explanation

When a vocab is alone like this with no okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) it tends to steal its meaning from the kanji it came from. That means this vocab word also means ten.

Reading

じゅう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

When a vocab is alone and consists of a single kanji like this, usually it uses the kun'yomi reading for the kanji. But, numbers are an exception and they use the on'yomi reading (which you learned when you learned the kanji). That means you know that this word's reading is じゅう already.

Context

Pattern of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 十マイル

    ten miles

    十リットル

    ten liters

    十ドル

    ten dollars

Context Sentences

バターを十グラム下さい。

Ten grams of butter, please.

十までカウントするよ。一、二、三...

I'll count to ten. One, two, three...

川で、たこを十メートルまで上げた。

At the river, I flew a kite up to ten meters high.

Kanji Composition