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No. 3,744 in Japanese

じゅう

"じゅう" (juu) means "ten" in English.

In a sentence

  • 私は一日中働きました。

    I worked all day.

    Here, 'じゅう' is used in the sense of 'throughout' or 'all over,' attached to '一日' (a day) to imply 'all day long.'

  • 彼は世界中を旅したいです。

    He wants to travel all over the world.

    In this case, 'じゅう' is used to indicate 'throughout' or 'all over,' combined with '世界' (the world) to express 'all over the world.'

  • 公園内は禁煙です。

    Smoking is prohibited inside the park.

    Although 'じゅう' is not explicitly present, understanding phrases typically involving 'じゅう' can inform one about spatial or domain-related usage for context.

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