Japanese symbol for “dozen”
打
ダース
Romaji: daasu
dozen
In Japanese, dozen is 打, read ダース (daasu).
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Meanings
- n dozen
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dozen”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ダズン | ダズン dazun | dozen |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打つ | うつ utsu | to hit; to strike; to knock |
| 打撃 | だげき dageki | blow; shock; strike |
| 打ち上げ | うちあげ uchiage | launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks) |
| 安打 | あんだ anda | safe hit |
| 打破 | だは daha | breaking down; defeating; abolishing |
| 打線 | だせん dasen | batting line-up; batting order |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dozen”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.