noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
tenfold; ten layers
Used to describe something that is ten times as much or has ten layers. Often appears in set phrases like 十重二十重 (とえはたえ, 'many layers').
There is a plan to build a ten-story pagoda.
Surrounded by layer upon layer of people, I couldn't move.
multitude; many layers; crowds of people
Compound of 十 (と, 'ten') and 重 (え, 'layer' or 'fold'). The reading とえ is a native Japanese (kun'yomi) combination.