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五 - N5 Kanji

Meaning of 五 意味

five

五 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

いつ itsu
いつ.つ itsu.tsu

KUNYOMI 訓読み

ゴ go

Examples

どこかは今五時だろう。It’s five o’clock somewhere now.
彼女は五歳です。She is five years old.
彼が死んで五年になる。He has been dead for five years.
五人の席はありますか。Do you have a table for five?
彼女には五人の兄がいる。She has five older brothers.
彼には五人も兄弟がいる。He has as many as five brothers.
懲役五年くらっちまった。I got five years in prison.
川の深さは五フィートだ。The river is five feet deep.
私は昨日魚を五匹とった。I caught five fish yesterday.
私の事務所は五階にある。My office is on the fifth floor.

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