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十 means 'ten'

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Strokes : 2    Radical number: 24    Frequency: 27   JLPT: N5    Usefulness: 1    Study set: 1-2    Grade: 1   Intermediate lesson: 2    Beginner lesson: 5   Begins 213 words   Used in 415 words   Used in 2656 names   Component in 1206 kanji (184 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジュウ   ジッ
Kun
   と   とお ten
Additional readings
On    ジュッ
Name    い   か   ぎ   さ   し   そ   そう   ち   とう   ね   ま   る   わ
Variants
⼗   𠂇  
Notes
Learn to spot the 'cross' radical in certain characters, such as 午 (noon) and 半 (half). Also learn when not to see crosses, even though it's tempting to do so.
Components
⿻  一 one  丨 stick  
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See also
丆 whereupon one  㐅 (乂) crossed swords  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 十 is used 39 times, read 4 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 十 is used 383 times, read 5 ways (with 1 variation). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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ジュウ : 298 words FIND ALL
じ ゅ う 1
numeric
ten  (拾 is used in legal documents)
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ジッ : 54 words FIND ALL
noun
10 minutes
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ジュッ : 4 words FIND ALL
じ ゅ っ し 1
noun
the ten fingers
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とお : 6 words FIND ALL
と お か 0
Most common form: １０日
noun
1. the tenth day of the month
2. ten days
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と : 5 words FIND ALL
と え 1
tenfold
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そ: 15 words. FIND ALL
み そ か 0
noun
last day of the month  (see also: 月末)
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
は つ か 0
noun
1. twentieth day of the month
2. twenty days
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An additional one less common word includes 十 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
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Additional data
Henshall: 10 (originally: 33)  Joy o' Kanji : 33  Key to Kanji: 495 

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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
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