A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N5 · 2 strokes

Ten

Readings on: ジュウ・ジッ・ジュッ
Kun readings: とお・と・そ

十じゅう — 10

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 十日とおか — 10 days; 10 days (of the month) Word card → Source
• 十分じゅうぶん — adequate; enough; not bad Word card → Source
• 何十なんじゅう — dozens Source
• 二十はたち — 20 years (to be aged) Source
• 十分じゅっぷん — 10 minutes Source
• 十戒じっかい — decalogue; ten commands; ten Buddhist precepts Source