Quick answer
十 is the kanji for "Ten". It is a JLPT N5 kanji. The main reading is とお (too). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Ten
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
2 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
A perfect cross — two lines meeting at right angles at the center — the intersection marks completeness, all four directions perfectly balanced.
じゅう (juu) sounds like 'judo' — ten judo moves mastered makes a black belt.
Example Sentences
十分後に来ます。
じっぷんごにきます。
I'll come in ten minutes.
十月は涼しいです。
じゅうがつはすずしいです。
October is cool.
Vocabulary using 十
Grammar to study at this level
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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