JLPT N5 · 4 strokes
Kanji 五: "five"
The kanji 五 means "five". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ゴ in on'yomi and いつ, いつ.つ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゴ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いついつ.つ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | five |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 31 of 2,501 |
Common words with 五
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 五five; 5
- 十五quinze, 15
- 五分half; 50% · 5 parts; 5%
- 五つfive · five years of age
- 第五fifth
- 五感the five senses
- 五本five (long cylindrical things)
- 五体the whole body · the five styles of writing Chinese characters
- 五倍five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
- 五度fifth (interval)
- 五分五分as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
- 五体満足with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
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