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Kanji 五: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 五: five

Key takeaways

Kanji 五: five. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

five

On reading

Kun reading

いついつ.つ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 五

five

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Between the two (二) lines representing heaven and earth, the strokes cross to signify the number five. You can remember this shape by thinking of words like pentagon or the five senses.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

  • 五十音ごじゅうおん

    Japanese syllabary / phonetic alphabet

  • 四捨五入ししゃごにゅう

    rounding numbers

  • five

Kun reading

いつ
  • 五日いつか

    the fifth day

  • 五ついつつ

    five (things / items)

Commonly used words

  • 五十音
    ごじゅうおん

    Japanese syllabary / phonetic alphabet

  • 四捨五入
    ししゃごにゅう

    rounding numbers

  • five

  • 五日
    いつか

    the fifth day

  • 五つ
    いつつ

    five (things / items)

Example sentences

Example 1

子どもがうるさくて勉強できない。

Translation

The kids are noisy and I can't study.

Example 2

そんなに細かく言わないで、うるさいよ。

Translation

Don't be so fussy, it's annoying.

Example 3

日本語の十音を覚えましょう。

Translation

Let's learn the Japanese syllabary.

Example 4

子どもが十音を読む練習をしています。

Translation

The child is practicing reading the syllabary.

Kanji 五: five | Daily Nihongo