十 — JLPT N5 Kanji
十 (juu/jit/too): ten. JLPT N5 kanji.
Character Info
| Kanji | Strokes | JLPT | Radical | Radical Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 十 | 2 | N5 | 十 | ten |
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| On (音) | ジュウ/ジッ | juu/jit | Chinese-origin (音読み) |
| Kun (訓) | とお | too | ten (native count) |
Meanings
- ten
Vocabulary
| Word | Reading | Romaji | English | JLPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 十人 | じゅうにん | juunin | ten people | N5 |
| 十月 | じゅうがつ | juugatsu | October | N5 |
| 十日 | とおか | tooka | tenth (of month) | N5 |
| 十時 | じゅうじ | juuji | 10 o'clock | N5 |
| 二十 | にじゅう | nijuu | twenty | N5 |
Stroke Order
- Horizontal stroke. 2. Vertical stroke crossing it in the middle.
Mnemonic
A cross — two strokes crossing, like a plus sign, representing the completion of single digits.
Common Mistakes
十 (ten) vs 土 (earth/soil) — 土 has a shorter top line; 十 has equal-length arms of the cross.