Meet 度 in words about degrees and occurrences. The examples connect each reading to a useful everyday context.

The idea

度 has 9 strokes; follow their order in the linked diagram. Read 二十度（にじゅうど） and 一度（いちど） as complete words, because a character’s pronunciation depends on the word.

Patterns to compare
Japanese wordReadingExample in context
二十度にじゅうどThe temperature today is twenty degrees.
一度いちどPlease say it once more.
二度にどI have been to Japan twice.
今度こんどLet’s watch a film together next time.
何度なんどI remember kanji by writing them many times.

Examples

  • 今日きょうの気温きおんは二十度にじゅうどです。The temperature today is twenty degrees.
  • もう一度いちど言いってください。Please say it once more.
  • 日本にほんに二度にど行いきました。I have been to Japan twice.
  • 一年いちねんに一度いちど、海うみへ行いきます。I go to the sea once a year.
  • 今度こんどいっしょに映画えいがを見みましょう。Let’s watch a film together next time.
  • 何度なんども漢字かんじを書かいて覚おぼえます。I remember kanji by writing them many times.

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Watch out

度 counts degrees in 二十度 and occurrences in 一度. 今度 can mean the next time in an invitation. Compare the shape of 度 with 広.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 二十度 in hiragana. 「今日きょうの気温きおんは二十度です。」

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    にじゅうど

    二十度 is read にじゅうど. In the example: The temperature today is twenty degrees. Here it means “twenty degrees”.

  2. Write the reading of 一度 in hiragana. 「もう一度言いってください。」

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    いちど

    一度 is read いちど. In the example: Please say it once more. Here it means “once”.

  3. Write the missing kanji: 二十＿［度／広］（にじゅうど）.

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    度

    度 completes 二十度, read にじゅうど. In the example: The temperature today is twenty degrees. Here it means “twenty degrees”.

Use it today

Cover the table, write 度 from memory and read 二十度 and 一度 aloud. Then check the readings against the examples.