Kanji · JLPT N5 · Level 1
十 ten
- Meaning
- ten
- On reading
- ジュウ
- Kun reading
- とお
Memory hook
A simple cross. Ten fingers crossed, and the plus sign for a complete set. ジュウ in compounds, とお on its own.
Words that use 十
十
じゅう
ten
十分
じゅっぷん
10 minutes
How to write 十
Stroke order · 2 strokes
1
2
- 1. The horizontal across the middle.
- 2. The vertical through the centre.
Stroke data from KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
General rules
- Top to bottom, left to right.
- Horizontal strokes before crossing vertical ones (十 = horizontal, then vertical).
- Outside before inside - but close a box last (口).
- A vertical that passes all the way through comes last (中).
- Left-falling diagonal before right-falling (大).
十 is taught on day 3 of the kanji course, alongside 七 八 九, with two writing passes and a short quiz.