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五

five

JLPT N5 Grade 1 4 strokes
Kun'yomi
いつ
On'yomi
ゴ

五 means "five". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 4 strokes. It is read いつ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ゴ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

Example word

五ご分ふん

five minutes

五 in example sentences

  • 五ごドルある？

    Go doru aru?

    Do you have five dollars?

  • 二に時じ十五じゅうご分ふん前まえです。

    Ni ji juugo fun mae desu.

    It's a quarter to two.

  • ちょうど五ご時じです。

    Choudo go ji desu.

    It is just five o'clock.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Common questions

What does the kanji 五 mean?
五 means "five". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How many strokes does 五 have?
五 is written in 4 strokes.
How is 五 read?
It is read いつ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ゴ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 五?
五 is a JLPT N5 kanji.
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