(じゅうに)

じゅうに
number
twelve
1. twelve
The number twelve. Formed by combining (じゅう) (ten) and () (two).
I eat lunch at twelve o'clock.
There are twelve months in a year.
十二(じゅうに)(がつ)(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.

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

CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE:
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:

  • 十二時(じゅうにじ): twelve o'clock
  • 十二月(じゅうにがつ): December
  • 十二歳(じゅうにさい): twelve years old
  • 十二分(じゅうにぶん)に: more than enough, fully

RELATED 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)