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Stroke Count
2 Strokes
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十 + 0 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. ten
Readings
Kun'yomi: とお、と。(Jouyou Reading)
On'yomi: ジュッ。(Kan'you-on Reading)
ジュウ、ジッ。(Go-on Reading)
シュウ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 十

Dictionary Entries for 十

juu
too
to
numeric
  1. ten (拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
  1. ten years of age

shii
numeric
  1. ten

Stroke Order Diagrams for 十

Construction of Character for 十

Kanji variants for 十
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Origin and construction of 十

Kanji related to 十

Meanings in Other Languages for 十

French
  1. dix
Portuguese
  1. dez
Spanish
  1. diez, 10

Comments for 十

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Ok, thanks for your explanation.
Maybe I should remove that signature ^^

#3 Posted by Broula over 4 years ago

There is no difference in the pronunciation between the two, but there are some exceptions where the hiragana とお is used instead of とう.

Examples:

十日(とおか)

通り(とおり)

遠い(とおい)

When words with the long vowelトー appears in the on'yomi it is always written as とう.  For the kun'yomi, it is almost always written as とお.  The reasons for the differences has to do with how the pronunciation came from the original Kanji from China, and also how the words have evolved from ancient Japanese.

#2 Posted by flint over 4 years ago

Why is the kun reading とお not written とう ?

#1 Posted by Broula over 4 years ago


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