(〜を) とお

Ten (items)

N5noun·too

How to remember it

The cross-shaped kanji 十 means ten; read とお when counting native items.

Example sentences

  • りんごが十あります。

    りんごがとおあります。

    There are ten apples.

  • 鉛筆を十ください。

    えんぴつをとおください。

    Ten pencils, please.

Usage

Native counting form とお (ten items); じゅう is used in compounds like 十一.

Related words

十一十日

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