also: じゅうよん
numeric
fourteen; 14
The number fourteen. Both readings じゅうし and じゅうよん are used; じゅうし is more formal and common in compounds, while じゅうよん is frequent in casual counting.
彼は十四歳です。
He is fourteen years old.
十四番の選手がゴールした。
The player number fourteen scored a goal.
Alternate reading; じゅうよん is common in casual counting and when avoiding confusion with 十死 (じゅうし).
Arabic numeral spelling, common in horizontal writing and lists.
Arabic numeral spelling with the alternate reading.
Uncommon kanji spelling; 十四 is the standard.
Compound of 十 (じゅう, ten) and 四 (し/よん, four). The reading じゅうし uses the on'yomi of both characters; じゅうよん mixes on'yomi and kun'yomi, a common pattern for numbers.