じゅう

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of じゅう – see the following entries.
1
ten, 10
a ten-year-old
ten, 10
tenth
tenfold
all, completely, perfect
Alternative spelling
じっ
1
during, in the course of, throughout
all over, everywhere
S
gun (firearm)
S
beast
S
gentle, soft, supple
calm, gentle, mild, peaceful
calm, relieve, soften
martial art involving gentleness, such as jujitsu or judo
gentleness, softness, suppleness; also, such an object
3
the act of dwelling, residing, living in a place
abode, residence
added after a placename to indicate where someone lives
3
heavy, weighty
involving large-scale manufacture, heavy
great in degree, heavy, serious, severe, hard, difficult
(This term, じゅう (), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as じゅう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as じゅう.)

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