JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
五 means five. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 4 strokes, read ご or いつ. It appears in 五日 (five days) and 五つ (five things).
五 is written in 4 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 五 | ご | five |
| 五日 | いつか | five days |
| 五つ | いつつ | five things |
五 tends to carry the sound ご. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 五 | ご | five |
| 伍 | ご | five, five-man squad |
| 吾 | ご | I, my |
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