十二(じゅうに)

十二(じゅうに) is formed from 十(じゅう) (ten) + 二(に) (two).

Cultural note

Twelve is important in Japanese culture for the twelve-month calendar and the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac (十二支(じゅうにし)).

Common expressions

• 十二(じゅうに)時(じ): twelve o'clock
• 十二月(じゅうにがつ): December
• 十二(じゅうに)歳(さい): twelve years old
• 十二分(じゅうにぶん)に: more than enough, fully

Compounds

• 十二支(じゅうにし): the twelve zodiac animals
• 十二指腸(じゅうにしちょう): duodenum (the twelve-finger intestine)