十八（じゅうはち）
JLPT N5 · noun
Meaning: eighteen
Example sentences
- 日本では十八歳から大人だ。 — In Japan, you're legally an adult from the age of eighteen.
- 十八番のバスに乗る。 — I take bus number eighteen.
Idioms & proverbs containing “十八”
- 鬼も十八 (おにもじゅうはち) — even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
- 鬼も十八番茶も出花 (おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな) — just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
- 無くて七癖有って四十八癖 (なくてななくせあってしじゅうはっくせ) — every person has their eccentricities
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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