ChiramiN5 kanji · 4 strokes
五 means five
五
五Real origin
It began as an X between two lines, used for five.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- five
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) いつ itsu
いつ (itsu) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: いつつ itsutsu
From Chinese (onyomi) ゴ go
ゴ (go) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
五つ いつつ · itsutsu
five
Used in 2 kanji
Quick check
What does 五 mean?
Right: 五 means five.Not quite: 五 means five.In 五つ, which reading does 五 use?
Right. 五つ is read いつつ (itsutsu): 五 takes いつ, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.Not quite. 五つ is read いつつ (itsutsu): 五 takes いつ, its Japanese reading, with つ after it.