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fifteen
The number fifteen. Formed by combining 十 (ten) and 五 (five).
十五 is the number fifteen.
FORMATION:
十 (10) + 五 (5) = 十五 (15)
COUNTERS:
- 十五分: 15 minutes
- 十五人: 15 people
- 十五日: the 15th (of the month)
- 十五歳: 15 years old
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:
- 十五夜: the night of the full moon, especially the harvest moon in mid-autumn (中秋の名月)
- Traditional moon-viewing (月見) with rice dumplings (月見団子)
- 七五三: festival for children aged 3, 5, and 7
NUMBER PATTERN:
- 十一 (11), 十二 (12)... 十九 (19)