Keyword
ten
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig10
Readings
そ
(12%)
とお
(7%)
と
(6%)
たち
(5%)
じっ
(2%)
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a cross, which signifies the number ten. You know, like the ten commandments?

Used in kanji (86 in total)
truth
straight
professional
early
Used in vocabulary (506 in total)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
ten; 10; ten years of age
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
dozens; scores of; decades
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
ten-odd; a dozen or so
fifteen; 15
ten years; decade
twelve; 12; queen
thirteen; 13; king
seventeen; 17
eleven; 11; jack
10th day of the month; ten days
fourteen; 14
20 years old
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
few decades; many decades; several decades
ten-year-old; ten year old
25; twenty five
ten o'clock
(one's) 20s; twenties
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
100,000; hundred thousand
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
ten times; tenfold
20th day of the month; 20 days
24 hours; twenty-four hours
ten (long cylindrical things)
15th day of the month; 15 days
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
30th day of the month; 30 days
14th day of the month; 14 days
25th day of the month; 25 days
crossroads; intersection
13th day of the month; 13 days
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
12th day of the month; 12 days
24th day of the month; 24 days
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
11th day of the month; 11 days
18th day of the month; 18 days
16th day of the month; 16 days
17th day of the month; 17 days
28th day of the month; 28 days
21st day of the month; 21 days
27th day of the month; 27 days
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
age thirty; one's thirties
29th day of the month; 29 days
26th day of the month; 26 days
23rd day of the month; 23 days
22nd day of the month; 22 days
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
31st day of the month; 31 days
Crusades; Crusaders
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
1,000,000,000; billion
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
the ten fingers
forty-ninth day after a person's death
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
sixteen-day-old moon
six of one, half a dozen of the other; scant difference
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
800,000; eight hundred thousand
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
ten epithets (of Buddha)
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
Red Cross Hospital (91 hospitals in Japan)
ten best people (in a particular field)
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
average (ability, looks, etc.); ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill
standard gojūon syllabary order (beginning with aiueo)
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
the ten directions (north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest, up and down); all directions; everywhere
wrestler newly promoted to juryo division
age forty; one's forties
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
the Japanese syllabary
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
cross-shaped; cruciform
24 solar stems (terms used to denote the changing of the seasons); 24 divisions of the Chinese solar year
the 48 basic techniques; every trick in the book; the 48 basic sexual positions
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit upon their 100th birthday
early-modern men's jacket resembling a haori; ten virtues; many merits
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
house mouse (Mus musculus)
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game controller, remote control, etc.)
crosshairs; cross hairs
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
ten-year-old; ten year old
fire shovel; fire pan
age fifty; one's fifties
tenfold
12th anniversary of one's death
the twelve zodiacal signs; constellations of the zodiac
the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)
210th day (from the first day of spring according to the lunar calendar); the storm day
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
multipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
shoulder pain occurring in one's 40s
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
the twelve gates of Heian Palace
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai)
(one's) 80s; eighties
the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water); ten heavenly stems
28 mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
to number more than ten; to be numerous
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
average (ability, looks, etc.); ordinary; normal; run-of-the-mill
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
16th anniversary of one's death
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
the strength of ten
ten spiritual realms
Tōka Ebisu; festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
type of illegal loan charging 10% interest every 10 days; dealt hand consisting of 1-point cards and one single 10-point card
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring
crossroads; street crossing
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
cross in a circle
two highest ranked wrestlers in juryo division
the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
an old woman's gray hair
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
reeded-edge 10 yen coin (minted 1951-1958)
the ten good acts; the emperor
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
Tōka Ebisu; festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
Seventeen-Article Constitution (of Asuka-period Japan)
spot baldness; (lit.) 10-yen (coin) baldness
Rosicrucian; Fellowship of the Rosy Cross
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
Bengalese finch; society finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica)
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
soba made with only buckwheat flour
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
the Double Tenth; October 10th Chinese national holiday
88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)
Japanese tit (Parus minor); Oriental tit
the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3
The Seventeen-Article Constitution
the ten abominations (the ten most grievous offenses under traditional Chinese law); the ten evil deeds
first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
veteran player; experienced player; veteran (at a job)
worlds of the ten directions
Around the World in Eighty Days (1873 novel by Jules Verne)
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
ten great disciples (e.g. of Basho, Confucius, etc.)
second highest division
decimal; decimal digit; decimal number
220th day; end of the storm period
age sixty; one's sixties
decimal classification; Dewey (decimal) classification
Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest)
The Decagon House Murders (1987 novel by Yukito Ayatsuji)
decennial; recurring every ten years
Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
the ten great disciples (of Buddha)
Twenty-One Demands (made by Japan on China in 1915)
ousting of vice-minister Ōkuma Shigenobu and his supporters from the Meiji government (1881)
Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE); Sixteen Kingdoms period
having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position)
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
something that comes too late and is useless; (lit.) chrysanthemum blooming on the 10th (i.e. one day too late for the Chrysanthemum Festival)
Nippon Decimal Classification; Nippon Decimal System (of book classification)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
last day of the month
twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)
the thirty-six immortal poets (of the Heian period; as named by Fujiwara no Kintō)
turning thirty and therefore becoming independent; at thirty, one stands on one's own
Collections of the Twenty-One Eras; twenty-one collections of waka compiled by imperial command (early Heian to early Muromachi)
the pace of change makes ten years back seem like ancient history
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
ten important Rinzai temples, second in significance to the Kyoto Gozan
narrow escape from the jaws of death; cheating death; there being barely a chance of escaping death; life-threatening danger
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (of China; 907-979)
kanji "twenty legs" radical (radical 55)
swastika (in its clockwise form, esp. as a Nazi symbol)
ten grave prohibitions (killing, stealing, lying, etc.); ten major precepts
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
Ten Bulls (ten stages of the herding of an ox, used as an analogy for training the mind on the path to enlightenment)
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 in Nagasaki
god of evil; god who causes many disasters
decimal; denary
thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
Ten Wings (set of commentaries to I Ching traditionally ascribed to Confucius)
eighteen components of perception (six sense objects, six sense faculties, six sense consciousnesses)
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
green cross (safety symbol)
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
twenty questions (game)
thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
at age forty, one has no doubts
January; (lit.) 13th month
duodecimal system; base twelve system
limitless time and space
decennial; recurring every ten years
Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes); wren
soba made with only buckwheat flour
beginning to learn (something) when one is old; not being too old to learn
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game controller, remote control, etc.)
decennial; recurring every ten years
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
Green Cross Corporation
lost thirty years; lost decades; period of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
spot baldness; (lit.) 10-yen (coin) baldness
dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva)
at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
age eighty; one's eighties
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
jubilee; semicentennial
seasonable rains and winds; halcyon weather; halcyon times of peace
age seventy; one's seventies
refreshing rain once in ten days
lost twenty years; first two decades of economic stagnation in Japan that began ca. 1991
Seishun 18 ticket; seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
don't count your chickens before they're hatched; there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip; (lit.) consider a journey of 100 ri to be halfway completed at 90
the thirty guardian deities (one for each day of the lunar month)
Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Ekadasamukha (eleven-faced Avalokitesvara)
10 of batons (in mekuri karuta)
anterior cruciate ligament; ACL
Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War; (lit.) fifteen years' war
spot baldness; (lit.) 10-yen (coin) baldness
the Japanese syllabary table
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
Twenty-One Demands (made by Japan on China in 1915)
the thirteen buddhas, bodhisattvas and wisdom kings
ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.)
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
Tōkaichiba Station (Kanagawa)
Decapoda (the order of crustaceans including shrimp and crabs)
Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books
mid-morning snack (eaten around 10 AM); morning tea; elevenses
ten disciples of Confucius
Jūrukunichī; New Year's Day of the Dead; Okinawan festival celebrated on the 16th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities
decennial; recurring every ten years
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
twelve meridians (in acupuncture, etc.)
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
decennial; recurring every ten years
100,000; hundred thousand
age fifty; one's fifties
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
Tōka Ebisu; festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
Tōka Ebisu; festival held on January 10 in honor of Ebisu, the god of fishing and commerce
reeded-edge 10 yen coin (minted 1951-1958)
decennial; recurring every ten years
soba made with only buckwheat flour
soba made with only buckwheat flour
Twenty-One Demands (made by Japan on China in 1915)
Twenty-One Demands (made by Japan on China in 1915)
Seishun 18 ticket; seasonally available railway ticket for 5 days of unlimited travel on non-Shinkansen JR trains
having great (impressive, commanding) presence; having an air of importance; having enough gravity for (a position)
Aleutian Canada goose (Branta canadensis leucopareia)
don't count your chickens before they're hatched; there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip; (lit.) consider a journey of 100 ri to be halfway completed at 90
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)
24 Hours of Le Mans; Le Mans 24-Hour Race
mid-morning snack (eaten around 10 AM); morning tea; elevenses
carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating
Jūrukunichī; New Year's Day of the Dead; Okinawan festival celebrated on the 16th day of the first month in the lunar calendar
last 32 (in a tournament); round of 32
duodecimo (folding)
64th note; hemidemisemiquaver; semidemisemiquaver
operating on a ten-minute schedule
double-crosspiece cross (symbol for tuberculosis prevention)
referee officiating the second highest division
wrestler re-promoted to juryo division
10 year career in the highest division is enough for anyone
men seldom live to be seventy; few people live to be seventy
the 24 seasonal divisions of a year in the old lunar calendar
bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail
grudge of ten years' standing; harbouring a grudge for many years
outstanding reading ability; (lit.) one glance, ten lines
days of the month ending in 5 or 0 (when payments are often due)
Crux (constellation)
age twenty; one's twenties
age ninety; one's nineties
thirty-four (orig. thirty-three) sacred places in and around Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture
thirty-three sacred places in the Kanto region (which was previously known as Bandō)
the thirteen sects of Sect Shinto (Fuso-kyo, Taisha-kyo, Jikko-kyo, Konko-kyo, Kurozumi-kyo, Misogi-kyo, Ontake-kyo, Shinri-kyo, Shinshu-kyo, Shinto Shusei-ha, Shinto Taikyo, Taisei-kyo, Tenri-kyo)
Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)
ten epithets of Buddha
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; (lit.) fifty today is better than a hundred tomorrow
October Revolution (Russia, 1917); German Revolution (1918-1919)
36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)
type of bronze Chinese coin first issued under Emperor Yuan of the Southern Liang dynasty worth the value of ten iron coins
Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
many gods; many deities; many kami
perfectly clear mirror
perfectly clear mirror
seventeen main pavilions of the imperial palace
rice gruel served in temples for ten-night memorial services
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
Christmas blues; holiday stress (during December)
Northern Cross (asterism)
Twelver Shiism (branch of Shia Islam)
thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile
thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile
False Cross (asterism)
False Cross (asterism)
False Cross (asterism)
you're never too old to learn
celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child
mochi used for the celebration of a child's fiftieth day
new moon; lunar phase when the moon is completely invisible
willow tit (Parus montanus)
scoring combination consisting of sixteen 1-point cards
many torrents; many rapids
an old man is twice a child
suspensory muscle of the duodenum; musculus suspensorius duodeni
a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) one needle today, ten needles tomorrow
a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) one needle today, ten needles tomorrow
16-strand braided (rope)
30 km/h zone (area in which the speed limit is 30 km/h)
15 puzzle; game of fifteen; 4x4 sliding puzzle
small Edo period short-distance transport vessel (of marine products, fuel, etc.); (arch.) fish market; (arch.) fishmonger; (arch.) marine products
International Federation of the Red Cross; IFRC
Ten Ox-Herding Pictures (ten images and accompanying short poems in Zen iconography that use the herding of an ox as an analogy for training the mind on the path to enlightenment)
Twelfth Night (comedy by William Shakespeare); Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Jūrokucha (blended tea drink)
Shiyan City
Polystichum tripteron (species of the wood fern family)
angled luffa (Luffa acutangula); Chinese okra; dish cloth gourd; ridged gourd; sponge gourd; vegetable gourd
mission golden-eyed tree frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix); Amazon milk frog; blue milk frog
chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)
rufous hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx hyperythrus); northern hawk-cuckoo
Examples (200 in total)
Is that enough?
That's good enough, right?
No, thank you. I've had enough.