ten

From Lesson 9:Kanji 2·Japanese

Usages of ten

cow
牛

With one gun, you can kill ten cows.

umbrella
傘

An umbrella offers a temporary roof to up to four people. Ten would be too much however.

thousand
千

Bend ten times, and you'll reach a thousand.

十
ten
十じゅうzyuu
ten
soil; earth
土

Ten crops, one soil.

rice paddy
田
十つとおtoo
ten (objects)
graduate
卒

Ten people put a lid on their student life when they graduate.

true
真

I saw a creature with ten eyes and one animal leg. It's really true!

gentleman
士

Out of every ten men, only one is a gentleman.

leather
革

Twenty-one mouths are needed to produce ten pieces of leather.

Big Dipper
斗
old
古

Old people talk as if they have ten mouths.

early
早

The sun rises at ten, very early.

ho
ホ component
plan
計

You write a plan consisting of just ten words.

south
南

You found some contraband from the south. Ten upside down boxes filled with ten weeds each.

simple
単

You are a simple man, owning ten insignificant rice paddies.

spicy
辛

Eat something spicy and you'll stand up within ten seconds.

honesty
直

In all honesty, you saw ten eyes on a shelf.

ten times earlier
𠦝 component

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