five
On'yomi (音読み)
- ゴ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いつ.つ
About this kanji
The kanji 「五」 means "five" and is used in both counting and as part of other words. It appears in some common compounds, such as 「五つ」 (いつ.つ), which refers to five items, and 「五日」 (いつか), meaning the fifth day of the month. Another example is 「午後」 (ごご), which means afternoon, literally translating to "after five". You will also encounter 「五人」 (ごにん), which means five people. Note that when counting objects or people, the kun'yomi readings are typically used, while the on'yomi readings appear in compound words. This kanji is essential as you start to learn numbers and basic counting.
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Example sentences
私は五歳です。
I am five years old.
Meanings across languages
- English
- five
- Tiếng Việt
- năm
- 日本語
- 五
- 한국어
- 다섯
- 中文
- 五
- id
- lima
- th
- ห้า
- es
- cinco
- fr
- cinq
- de
- fünf
- pt
- cinco
Common compounds
- 五ついつ.つfive (items)
- 五日いつかthe fifth day
- 午後ごごafternoon
- 五人ごにんfive people
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