十
じゅう · juu (also spelled ju)
Ten, 10
- ten years of age
- ten
Other ways to say “ten” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
夜十時まで営業しています。
よるじゅうじまで えいぎょうしています。
We are open until 10 PM.
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この店は二十四時間営業です。
このみせはにじゅうよじかんえいぎょうです。
This store is open 24 hours.
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十時までテレビを見ます。
じゅうじまでてれびをみます。
I watch TV until ten o'clock.
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二次会は午後十一時まで続きます。
にじかいはごごじゅういちじまでつづきます。
The after-party continues until 11 PM.
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What does 十 mean?
Ten, 10. It can also mean: ten years of age; ten.
How do you pronounce 十?
じゅう (juu). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N3 — intermediate. See the JLPT N3 guide.
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