What does the kanji 十 mean?

The kanji 十 (tō) means "ten, 10". It is a JLPT N5 character.

"tō" is written with the kanji 十, meaning "ten, 10". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) じゅう (jū), kunyomi (native Japanese) とう (tō), と (to). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 十?

Write 十 ("ten") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 十?

十 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) じゅう (jū), kunyomi (native Japanese) とう (tō), と (to).

十“ten” Kanjitō / jū

JLPT N5

How to write 十

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Meaning and readings

Meaning

ten, 10

Onyomi (音読み)

じゅう jū

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

とう tō
と to

Japanese reading

Practice 十 on paper — a printable tracing grid with stroke order

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Example sentences using 十

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

その大おおきさで十分じゅうぶんですか。
Is it large enough?
十分 (じゅうぶん)
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トムには十じゅう円えんハゲがある。
Tom has a bald spot.
十 (じゅう)
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そのための時間じかんは十分じゅうぶんある。
I have enough time for that.
十分 (じゅうぶん)
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