Word Meaning 五世

ごせい gosei

五世 is read as ごせい (gosei) and means five generations.

Meaning

English

five generations
the fifth (e.g. George V)
fifth generation immigrant
gosei

Reading

Kana

ごせい

Romaji

gosei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 77884 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

第五世代コンピュータ

だいごせだいこんぴゅーた

Fifth Generation Computer System

五分

ごぶ

5 parts

五十音

ごじゅうおん

the Japanese syllabary

五色

ごしょく

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

五重

ごじゅう

five-storied

五体

ごたい

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

五分五分

ごぶごぶ

as likely as not

五目

ごもく

mixture of ingredients (originally five)

五分の一

ごぶんのいち

one fifth part

五分

ごふん

five minutes

五分

ごぶん

diving into five parts

五目そば

ごもくそば

soba with various vegetables, seafood, and meat

Example Sentences

この絵画は十五世紀のものだ。

This drawing dates back to the fifteenth century.