JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
十 means ten. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 2 strokes, read じゅう. It appears in 十日 (ten days) and 二十歳 (20 years old).
十 is written in 2 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 十 | じゅう | ten |
| 十日 | とおか | ten days |
| 二十歳 | はたち | 20 years old |
十 tends to carry the sound じゅう. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 十 | じゅう | ten |
| 汁 | じゅう | soup, juice |
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