Japanese symbol for “scores”

何十

なんじゅう

Romaji: nanjuu

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

In Japanese, scores is 何十, read なんじゅう (nanjuu).

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Meanings

n (several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

Kanji and stroke order

何

what

on: カ
kun: なに、なん、なに-、なん-

7 strokes · JLPT 4

十

ten

on: ジュウ、ジッ、ジュッ
kun: とお、と、そ

2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
何とか	なんとか nantoka	something; something or other; so-and-so
何で	なんで nande	why?; what for?
何より	なにより naniyori	above anything else; above all; more than anything
何とも	なんとも nantomo	really; very; extremely
何事	なにごと nanigoto	what; what sort of thing
何と	なんと nanto	what; how
不十分	ふじゅうぶん fujuubun	insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
十字架	じゅうじか juujika	cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

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.