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十二 (じゅうに, juuni) Japanese meaning: twelve | Kotomora

十じゅう二に

じゅ

う

に

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Common word›JLPTN5›

Meanings

1

twelve; 12

The cardinal number twelve.

卵たまごを十じゅう二に個こ買かってきてください。

Please buy twelve eggs.

2

In card games, the queen, which has a value of 12 in some games.

トランプで十じゅう二にはクイーンのことです。
In playing cards, twelve refers to the queen.

Kanji

十ten
二two, two radical (no. 7)
一one, one radical (no.1)

Don't confuse with

十じゅう一いちN5
十一 (11) and 十二 (じゅうに, 12) are consecutive numerals that learners often mishear or mistype due to their similar sound and appearance.
ダースN1
十二 is the native Japanese number 'twelve', while ダース specifically refers to a set or group of twelve items, so ダース can't replace 十二 when just stating the number.

Written forms

十じゅう二にUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for the number twelve.
１２じゅうに
Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.
一二じゅうに
Uncommon kanji spelling; may be encountered in legal or formal documents.

Etymology

Compound of 十 (じゅう, ten) and 二 (に, two).