十 Kanji – ten
The Japanese kanji 十 can mean ten.
Meaning and Readings
How is 十 read?
十 has the onyomi readings ジュウ, ジッ, ジュッ and the kunyomi readings とお, と.
In romaji, these readings can be written as juu, ji, ju, too, to.
Common Japanese Words Using 十
These common Japanese words contain 十. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 五十音（ごじゅうおん） — the Japanese syllabary
- 五十三次（ごじゅうさんつぎ） — fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
- 十一（じゅういち） — eleven, 11
- 十億（じゅうおく） — 1,000,000,000, billion
- 十九（じゅうきゅう） — nineteen, 19
- 十五（じゅうご） — fifteen, 15
- 十三（じゅうさん） — thirteen, 13
- 十字（じゅうじ） — cross, cross shape
- 十字架（じゅうじか） — cross (for crucifixion), the Cross (of Christ)
- 十字路（じゅうじろ） — crossroads, intersection
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