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十四 (じゅうし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

十じゅう四し

also: じゅうよん

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Meanings

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fourteen; 14

The number fourteen. Both readings じゅうし and じゅうよん are used; じゅうし is more formal and common in compounds, while じゅうよん is frequent in casual counting.

彼かれは十じゅう四し歳さいです。
He is fourteen years old.

十じゅう四し番ばんの選せん手しゅがゴールした。

The player number fourteen scored a goal.

Kanji

十ten
四four
一one, one radical (no.1)

Written forms

十四
- じゅうし
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
- じゅうよん
  Alternate reading; じゅうよん is common in casual counting and when avoiding confusion with 十死 (じゅうし).
１４
- じゅうし
  Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.
- じゅうよん
  Arabic numeral spelling with the alternate reading.
一四
- じゅうし
  Uncommon kanji spelling; 十四 is the standard.
- じゅうよん
じゅうよん

Etymology

Compound of 十 (じゅう, ten) and 四 (し/よん, four). The reading じゅうし uses the on'yomi of both characters; じゅうよん mixes on'yomi and kun'yomi, a common pattern for numbers.