(じゅうろく)

じゅうろく
number
sixteen
1. sixteen
The number sixteen. Formed by combining (じゅう) (ten) and (ろく) (six).
She is sixteen years old.
十六(じゅうろく)(にち)(とど)きます
It will arrive on the sixteenth.
I bought sixteen apples.
There are sixteen students in the class.
I have classes from 4 PM to 6 PM (16:00 to 18:00).
24-hour time

十六(じゅうろく) is the number sixteen, following the standard Japanese pattern of (じゅう) (ten) + (ろく) (six).

COMMON USES:

  • 十六(じゅうろく)(さい): 16 years old
  • 十六(じゅうろく)(にち): the 16th (of a month)
  • 十六(じゅうろく)(): 4 PM (16:00 in 24-hour time)

COUNTER VARIATIONS:

  • 十六(じゅうろく)(にん): 16 people
  • 十六(じゅうろく)(): 16 items
  • 十六(じゅうろく)(かい): 16 times

CULTURE:
In Japan, 十六(じゅうろく)(さい) is not a particularly significant milestone like it can be in Western cultures. However, students enter high school around this age.