Kanji十
Readingじゅう
Frequency63%
Used in (337 in total)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
ten; 10; ten years of age
fifteen; 15
twelve; 12; queen
ten years; decade
dozens; scores of; decades
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
thirteen; 13; king
ten-odd; a dozen or so
seventeen; 17
eleven; 11; jack
fourteen; 14
ten o'clock
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
25; twenty five
(one's) 20s; twenties
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
100,000; hundred thousand
few decades; many decades; several decades
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
ten times; tenfold
20th day of the month; 20 days
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
24 hours; twenty-four hours
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
15th day of the month; 15 days
14th day of the month; 14 days
30th day of the month; 30 days
25th day of the month; 25 days
13th day of the month; 13 days
crossroads; intersection
24th day of the month; 24 days
12th day of the month; 12 days
18th day of the month; 18 days
11th day of the month; 11 days
Crusades; Crusaders
17th day of the month; 17 days
16th day of the month; 16 days
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
28th day of the month; 28 days
27th day of the month; 27 days
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
21st day of the month; 21 days
26th day of the month; 26 days
23rd day of the month; 23 days
29th day of the month; 29 days
ten epithets (of Buddha)
22nd day of the month; 22 days
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
31st day of the month; 31 days
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
1,000,000,000; billion
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
forty-ninth day after a person's death
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
800,000; eight hundred thousand
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
average (ability, looks, etc.); ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
standard gojūon syllabary order (beginning with aiueo)
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
the Japanese syllabary
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
cross-shaped; cruciform
the 48 basic techniques; every trick in the book; the 48 basic sexual positions
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
the twelve zodiacal signs; constellations of the zodiac
the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game controller, remote control, etc.)
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
crosshairs; cross hairs
fire shovel; fire pan
24 solar stems (terms used to denote the changing of the seasons); 24 divisions of the Chinese solar year
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
12th anniversary of one's death
shoulder pain occurring in one's 40s
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
the twelve gates of Heian Palace
the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
28 mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
16th anniversary of one's death
(one's) 80s; eighties
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai)
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
crossroads; street crossing
Red Cross Hospital (91 hospitals in Japan)
reeded-edge 10 yen coin (minted 1951-1958)
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
the strength of ten
cross in a circle
Bengalese finch; society finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica)
the ten good acts; the emperor
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
decennial; recurring every ten years
soba made with only buckwheat flour
Seventeen-Article Constitution (of Asuka-period Japan)
spot baldness; (lit.) 10-yen (coin) baldness
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross
the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3
the ten great disciples (of Buddha)
the ten abominations (the ten most grievous offenses under traditional Chinese law); the ten evil deeds
Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
The Seventeen-Article Constitution
Japanese tit (Parus minor); Oriental tit
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
Twenty-One Demands (made by Japan on China in 1915)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)
veteran player; experienced player; veteran (at a job)
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
second highest division
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position)
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
turning thirty and therefore becoming independent; at thirty, one stands on one's own
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)
ten grave prohibitions (killing, stealing, lying, etc.); ten major precepts
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history
kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)
Ten Bulls (ten stages of the herding of an ox, used as an analogy for training the mind on the path to enlightenment)
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 in Nagasaki
thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
Ten Wings (set of commentaries to I Ching traditionally ascribed to Confucius)
January; (lit.) 13th month
eighteen components of perception (six sense objects, six sense faculties, six sense consciousnesses)
duodecimal system; base twelve system
twenty questions (game)
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
at age forty, one has no doubts
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
green cross (safety symbol)
beginning to learn (something) when one is old; not being too old to learn
dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva)
lost thirty years; lost decades; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game controller, remote control, etc.)
refreshing rain once in ten days
Seishun 18 ticket; seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
lost twenty years; first two decades of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
don't count your chickens before they're hatched; there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip; (lit.) consider a journey of 100 ri to be halfway completed at 90
at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
the thirty guardian deities (one for each day of the lunar month)
jubilee; semicentennial
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace
ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)
mid-morning snack (eaten around 10 AM); morning tea; elevenses
twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
twelve meridians (in acupuncture, etc.)
ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.)
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
the Japanese syllabary table
wrestler newly promoted to juryo division
the thirteen buddhas, bodhisattvas and wisdom kings
Green Cross Corporation
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
last 32 (in a tournament); round of 32
carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating
64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver
outstanding reading ability; (lit.) one glance, ten lines
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar
24 Hours of Le Mans; Le Mans 24-Hour Race
October Revolution (Russia, 1917); German Revolution (1918-1919)
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; (lit.) fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow
you're never too old to learn
an old man is twice a child
Jūrukunichī; New Year's Day of the Dead; Okinawan festival celebrated on the 16th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
Twelfth Night (comedy by William Shakespeare); Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Twelver Shiism (branch of Shia Islam)
duodecimo (folding)
willow tit (Parus montanus)
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December)
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
30 km/h zone (area in which the speed limit is 30 km/h)
10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)
the thirteen sects of Sect Shinto (Fuso-kyo, Taisha-kyo, Jikko-kyo, Konko-kyo, Kurozumi-kyo, Misogi-kyo, Ontake-kyo, Shinri-kyo, Shinshu-kyo, Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taikyo, Taisei-kyo, Tenri-kyo)
thirty-three sacred places in the Kanto region (which was previously known as Bandō)
thirty-four (orig. thirty-three) sacred places in and around Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture
suspensory muscle of the duodenum; musculus suspensorius duodeni
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
15 puzzle; game of fifteen; 4x4 sliding puzzle
two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division
grudge of ten years' standing; harbouring a grudge for many years
referee officiating the second highest division
International Federation of the Red Cross; IFRC
wrestler re-promoted to juryo division
36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
False Cross (asterism)
scoring combination consisting of sixteen 1-point cards
Crux (constellation)
16-strand braided (rope)
seventeen main pavilions of the imperial palace
rice gruel served in temples for ten-night memorial services
Jūrokucha (blended tea drink)
double-crosspiece cross (symbol for tuberculosis prevention)
Ten Ox-Herding Pictures (ten images and accompanying short poems in Zen iconography that use the herding of an ox as an analogy for training the mind on the path to enlightenment)
Northern Cross (asterism)
men seldom live to be seventy; few people live to be seventy
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
ten epithets of Buddha
the Double Tenth; October 10th Chinese national holiday
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
type of bronze Chinese coin first issued under Emperor Yuan of the Southern Liang dynasty worth the value of ten iron coins
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus); northern hawk-cuckoo
mission golden-eyed tree frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix); Amazon milk frog; blue milk frog
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
Polystichum tripteron (species of the wood fern family)
Aleutian Canada goose (Branta canadensis leucopareia)