十二(じゅうに)

じゅうに
number
twelve
number
1. twelve
The number twelve. Formed by combining 十(じゅう) (ten) and 二(に) (two).
I eat lunch at twelve o'clock.
There are twelve months in a year.
十二(じゅうに)月(がつ)は冬(ふゆ)です。
December is winter.
December
When I was twelve years old, I started learning piano.
We drove there, which took twelve hours.

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

Compounds