No. 76 in Japanese
十
The Japanese word "十" means "ten."
In a sentence
私は十本の鉛筆を持っています。
I have ten pencils.
Describing a count of items using the numeral 'ten' with the counter for long objects.
十年前に大学を卒業しました。
I graduated from university ten years ago.
Expressing duration or passage of time using 'ten' as an indication of numerical length of years.
そのイベントは十月十日に行われます。
The event will be held on October 10th.
Using 'ten' to indicate a specific date in both the month and day.
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