Translation guide
The number 10 in Japanese is じゅう (十). It is used in counting, telling time, dates, and other numerical expressions. There are also some idiomatic uses.
What is the Japanese word for ten?
Expressing the number ten in counting, math, or as a standalone number.
The standard word for the number 10. Used in counting and most numerical contexts.
十まで数える。
Count to ten.
Ten is an even number.
The native Japanese counting word for ten items. Used with the counter つ for general objects, or in traditional counting.
Please give me ten apples.
Counting people, objects, animals, etc. using the appropriate counter.
Combine 十 (じゅう) with the appropriate counter. The reading of the counter may change due to rendaku or sound shifts.
There are ten people.
Expressing the hour of ten.
10 o'clock. Add です for a polite statement.
It's ten o'clock now.
Expressing ten minutes past the hour or as a duration.
Ten minutes. Note the reading じゅっぷん, not じゅうふん.
Please wait ten minutes.
Stating age of ten.
Ten years old. Also written 十才. The reading is じゅっさい.
He is ten years old.
Referring to the 10th day.
The 10th day of the month. Uses the native Japanese reading.
Today is the 10th.
Expressing a period of ten days.
A period of ten days. 間 (かん) is added to indicate duration.
I will take ten days off.
Using 'ten' to mean perfect or complete, as in 'ten out of ten'.
When 十 (10) combines with certain counters, the reading changes from じゅう to じゅっ or じっ. For example, 十分 (10 minutes) is じゅっぷん, not じゅうふん. 十回 (10 times) is じゅっかい. These sound changes are common and must be memorized.
十日 (とおか) means the 10th day of the month, while 十時 (じゅうじ) means 10 o'clock. The readings are completely different.
十割そばが好きです。
I like 100% buckwheat soba.
10 o'clock