Word Meaning 五分

ごぶ gobu

五分 is read as ごぶ (gobu) and means 5 parts.

Meaning

English

5 parts
5%
half
50%
tie
evenness

Reading

Kana

ごぶ

Romaji

gobu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 2895 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五分五分

ごぶごぶ

as likely as not

五分試し

ごぶだめし

killing by inches

五分刈り

ごぶがり

close haircut

五分咲き

ごぶざき

half-florescent

九寸五分

くすんごぶ

dagger

四分五裂

しぶごれつ

torn asunder

一寸の虫にも五分の魂

いっすんのむしにもごぶのたましい

tread on a worm and it will turn

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

五体

ごたい

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

五目

ごもく

mixture of ingredients (originally five)

Example Sentences

会議はあと五分で始まる。

かいぎはあとごふんではじまる。

The meeting will start in five minutes.

あと五分待って。

あとごふんまって。

Wait five more minutes.