When 十 is pronounced とお?

Lomaster · 4 Apr 2014

The only time i hear japanese say とお is phone numbers (like ひゃくとお番)
What are other common usages of とお?

I've also got a sub-question, but don't want to post a new thread so i'll just ask here. As i understand it -つ counting is only used from 1 to 9. What if i need to use it further? (like if i don't know the correct counter for some stuff) For now i stick to 個（こ）like じゅうにこ, is there any other way?

nekojita · 4 Apr 2014

十日 (とおか) is the one that immediately comes to mind.

Toritoribe · 4 Apr 2014

Another similar example is 十月[とつき].

Lomaster said:
As i understand it -つ counting is only used from 1 to 9. What if i need to use it further? (like if i don't know the correct counter for some stuff) For now i stick to 個（こ）like じゅうにこ, is there any other way?

Just say only the number without any counters.
e.g.
タンスが１２[じゅうに]ある。

Lomaster · 5 Apr 2014

Seems like the use of とお is really limited. And thanks for clearing my sub-question up.

When 十 is pronounced とお?

Lomaster

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nekojita

先輩

Toritoribe

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Lomaster

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