Japanese Conversation · Level 64
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Japanese word
何十
Pronunciation
Romajinanjū
Meaning
- noundozens
Example
毎日、何十人も来ます。mai nichi nan jū nin mo ki ma su
Dozens of people come every day.
More examples
この図書館には、毎月何十冊もの新しい本が届きます。ko no to sho kan ni wa mai tsuki nan jū satsu mo no atara shi i hon ga todo ki ma su
Dozens of new books arrive at this library every month.
Core concept
Points to a quantity in the tens without identifying its exact total.
Common phrases
何十人もnan jū nin mo
dozens of people
何十冊もnan jū satsu mo
dozens of books
何十年もnan jū nen mo
for decades
Similar words
数十sūjū: A term used mainly in formal or written contexts for several tens of something.
Definition in Japanese
十が何個あるかを特定せず、数十の数量を表す語。jū ga nan ko a ru ka o toku tei se zu sū jū no sū ryō o arawa su go
Word origin
何十 (nanjū, "how many tens") is formed from 何 (nan, "what") and 十 (jū, "ten"), leaving the number of tens unspecified.
Usage tips
- The pattern 何十 (nanjū) applies to approximate spans such as years, visits, and pages, not only to groups of people or objects.
Other meanings
- tens ofnoun