also: じゅっぽん
Counter for long, cylindrical objects such as bottles, pens, trees, or fingers. Used with the native Japanese number system.
Please give me ten pens.
ビールを十本買った。
I bought ten bottles of beer.
十個 is used for small, compact objects, while 十本 is specifically for long, cylindrical items.
十枚 is used for flat objects like paper or plates, whereas 十本 is for cylindrical objects.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading じゅっぽん is the most common modern pronunciation.
Alternate reading, somewhat more formal or conservative. Both readings are valid.
Compound of 十 (ten) and the counter 本 (ほん), which becomes ぽん due to rendaku. The reading じゅっぽん is a common colloquial variant of じっぽん.