What does kanji 五 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 五 is five.

How is kanji 五 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 五 are いつ, いつ.つ; the onyomi readings are ゴ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 五?

Kanji 五 is taught in Jōyō Grade 1.

What is the main radical of kanji 五?

The main radical for kanji 五 is 二.

What words use kanji 五?

Example words that use kanji 五 include 五〇, 五日, 五分, 五月蝿い.

JōyōJLPT N5Kanken 10

五

Meaning

Kanji 五

five

Stroke Order

Readings

Onyomi 音読み: ゴ
Kunyomi 訓読み: いついつ.つ
Nanori 名乗り: いささつちふみめ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 1
JLPT: JLPT N5
Frequency: #31
Strokes: 4
Radical: 二
Components: 五
Kanji Kentei: Level 10
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 35 common entries

Showing 35 of 336 entries that include this kanji.

五〇

い

fifty

五日

いつか

5th day of the month

五分

ごふん

five minutes

五月蝿い

うるさい

noisy

五十音

ごじゅうおん

the Japanese syllabary

五色

ごしき

five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black)

五重

いつえ

five-storied

五月雨

さつきあめ

early-summer rain

五感

ごかん

the five senses

五体

ごたい

the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

五輪

ごりん

Olympic rings

五十三次

ごじゅうさんつぎ

fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

五人で写真を撮った。

We took a photo as a group of five.

りんごを五つ買った。

I bought five apples.

彼は五回目でやっと合格した。

He finally passed on his fifth try.

五ページだけ読んで休んだ。

I read just five pages and then took a break.

会議はあと五分で始まる。

The meeting will start in five minutes.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 15 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.