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何十 (なんじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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Dozens of people gathered at the venue.
He repeated the same explanation tens of times.
Usage patterns 何なん 十じゅう 年ねん も for decades; for tens of years
He has worked at the same company for decades.
何なん 十じゅう 人にん も dozens of people
Dozens of students attended the lecture.
何なん 十じゅっ 回かい も tens of times; many times over
She has watched that movie tens of times.
Don't confuse with 何十 means an indefinite number in the tens (dozens), while 何百 means an indefinite number in the hundreds, so learners must be careful not to mix up the magnitude.
何千 refers to an indefinite number in the thousands, whereas 何十 refers to an indefinite number in the tens, so they express very different magnitudes despite similar construction.
Etymology Compound of 何 (what, how many) and 十 (ten). The combination naturally yields the meaning 'how many tens', i.e., an indefinite number in the tens.
