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十進法 (じっしんほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

十じっ進しん法ほう

also: じゅっしんほう

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Meanings

1

decimal system; base-10 numeral system

Refers to the base-10 numeral system used in everyday arithmetic and mathematics.

コンピューターは二に進しん法ほうを使つかうが、人にん間げんは普ふ段だん十じっ進しん法

ほう

を

使つか

う

。

Computers use the binary system, but humans normally use the decimal system.

十じっ進しん法ほうでは、0から9までの数すう字じを使つかう。

In the decimal system, digits from 0 to 9 are used.

Kanji

十ten
進advance, proceed, progress
法method, law, rule

Related words

二に進しん法ほう
Binary system (base-2), used in computing, as opposed to the decimal system (base-10).
十じゅう六ろく進しん法ほう
Hexadecimal system (base-16), also used in computing, with digits 0-9 and A-F.

Word family

六ろく十じっ進しん法ほう
sexagesimal; base 60

Built from

十じっ進しん+法ほう

Written forms

十進法
- じっしんほう
  Standard kanji spelling for the decimal system.
- じゅっしんほう
  Alternate reading; じっしんほう is more common.
１０進法
- じっしんほう
  Variant using Arabic numeral 10; seen in technical or informal contexts.
- じゅっしんほう
  Alternate reading with Arabic numeral variant.
じゅっしんほう

Etymology

Compound of 十 (ten) + 進 (advance, progress) + 法 (method, system), literally 'method of advancing by tens'.