ジュウニ
Meanings
Numeric
1. twelve; 12
Noun
Cards
2. queen
Pitch accent
ジュ
ウニ
Composed of
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
two; 2
Used in vocabulary (29 in total)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
last 32 (in a tournament); round of 32
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
12th day of the month; 12 days
Twelve Apostles
the twelve divine generals (of Bhaisajyaguru)
12 signs of the Chinese zodiac
twelve-layered ceremonial kimono (worn by a court lady); ajuga (Ajuga nipponensis); bugle
the twelve zodiacal signs; constellations of the zodiac
the twelve nidanas (continuum of twelve phases that lead to suffering)
twelve devas (esp. of the Shingon sect)
the twelve gates of Heian Palace
Twelfth Night; Epiphany Eve
the 72 microseasons of the year based on the 24 solar seasons further divided into 3
first system to rank officials into 12 levels (603 CE)
duodecimal system; base twelve system
32nd note; demisemiquaver
twelve words used to mark the old calendar as indicators of lucky and unlucky activities
the Twenty-Two Shrines; the 22 most important Shinto shrines, as designated during the Heian period
ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.)
twelve meridians (in acupuncture, etc.)
twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods
duodecimo (folding)
Buddhist theory of the twelve-fold chain of causation, interdependent origination and co-dependent arising (San: pratītya-samutpāda); twelve causal links
Twelver Shiism (branch of Shia Islam)
Twelfth Night (comedy by William Shakespeare); Twelfth Night, or What You Will
Examples (4 in total)
Twelve people were injured in the accident.
The boy was expelled from music school when he was 12.
The twelve-hour journey had tired me out.