Word Meaning 五十音

ごじゅうおん gojuuon

五十音 is read as ごじゅうおん (gojuuon) and means the Japanese syllabary.

Meaning

English

the Japanese syllabary

Reading

Kana

ごじゅうおん

Romaji

gojuuon

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 6599 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

五十音図

ごじゅうおんず

the Japanese syllabary table

五十音順

ごじゅうおんじゅん

standard gojūon syllabary order (aiueo, etc.)

五音

ごいん

pentatonic scale

五代十国

ごだいじっこく

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (of China; 907-979)

五十歩百歩

ごじっぽひゃっぽ

six of one, half a dozen of the other

五十

ごじゅう

fifty

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)

五十日の祝

いかのいわい

celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child

五十年祭

ごじゅうねんさい

jubilee

五十瀬

いせ

many torrents

五胡十六国

ごこじゅうろっこく

Sixteen Kingdoms (collection of sovereign states in and around China; 304-439 CE)

五音音階

ごおんおんかい

pentatonic scale

Example Sentences

氏名は五十音順です。

The names are in Japanese alphabetical order.