0576-Jouyou-kanji “五” Stroke Order and Meanings

“Five” or “Fifth” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “五”

Japanese Jouyou-kanji “五” means “Five”, “Cinque” or “Five times” etc.

Jouyou Kanji "五"

Jouyou Kanji “五”

Jouyou Kanji "五" Stroke Order

Jouyou Kanji “五” Stroke Order

Stroke # 4 Strokes
On-Yomi ご(go)
Kun-Yomi いつ(itsu)
いつ(つ)(itsu(tsu))
Meanings Five, Five times, Fifth
(In old time Japan, we called “五つ(itsutsu)” for am and pm 8 o’clock)

Kanji words which contain Kanji “五”, and their meanings

Words Meanings
五戒(ごかい-go ka i) Five precepts, The five commandments (against murder, lust, theft, lying and intemperance–in Buddhism)
五官(ごかん-go ka n) Five sense organs
五感(ごかん-go ka n) Five senses
五行(ごぎょう-go gyo u) ① Five elements (of this world-wood, fire, earth, metal and water), ② Five practices of the Bodhisattvas, ③ Five Pillars of Islam
五更(ごこう-go ko u) ① Five night periods, ② The last period of the five night periods
五穀(ごこく-go ko ku) Five kind of grains, Cereals
五言(ごげん-go ge n) ① Chinese poem with five characters per line, ② The five virtues of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness (仁,義,礼,智,信)
五言古詩(ごごんこし-go go n ko shi) An old style Chinese poetry in which five kanji characters consist a line
五言絶句(ごごんぜっく-go go n ze kku) Chinese poem of four lines and each of line is consisted with five kanji characters
五言律詩(ごごんりっし-go go n ri sshi) Chinese poem of eight lines and each of line is consisted with five kanji characters
五山(ござん-go za n) ① Five most important temples of a region, ② Five famous mountains which are between India and China
五七調(ごしちしょう-go shi chi cho u) Five and seven-syllable meter
五十歩百歩(ごじゅっぽひゃっぽ-go ju ppo hya ppo) Little difference, There is no big difference, They are almost similar
五十音(ごじゅうおん-go ju u o n) Japanese syllabary
五十音図(ごじゅうおんず-go ju u o n zu) Japanese syllabary table
五十三次(ごじゅうさんつぎ-go ju u sa n tsu gi) Fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
五重の塔(ごじゅうのとう-go ju u no to u) Five‐storied pagoda
五種競技(ごしゅきょうぎ-go shu kyo u gi) Pentathlon
五常(ごじょう-go jo u) The five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)
五情(ごじょう-go jo u) The five passions (anger, joy, hatred, desire and grief)
五色(ごしょく or ごしき-go sho ku (or) go shi ki) ① Five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black), ② Many kinds, Varied
五絶(ごぜつ-go ze tsu) Short form of “五言絶句”
五節句(ごせっく-go se kku) The five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
五線紙(ごせんし-go se n shi) Music paper, Music sheet
五臓(ごぞう-go zo u) The five viscera (liver,lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
五臓六腑(ごぞうろっぷ-go zo u ro ppu) Internal organs, Five viscera and the six internal organs
五体(ごたい-go ta i) Whole body, The five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet, Or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
五大(ごだい-go da i) The five elements of the world (space)(in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void)
五大州(ごだいしゅう-go da i shu u) The five continents (Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia or Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America)
五人囃子(ごにんばやし-go ni n ba ys shi) ① Four instrumentalists and 1 folk singer, ② Five court-musician dolls at the Girl’s Festival (in March)
五分(ごぶ-go bu) ① Half, 50%, ② Tie, Evenness, ③ Half of one sun(寸;about 3㎝)
五分五分(ごぶごぶ-go bu go bu) Tie, Fifty‐fifty, Evenly matches
五風十雨(ごふうじゅうう-go fu u ju u u) Seasonable rains and winds, Halcyon weather, Halcyon times of peace
五味(ごみ-go mi) Five flavors, Five palates, Five tastes
五目(ごもく-go mo ku) Mixture of ingredients(in cooking-originally five ingredients)
五里霧中(ごりむちゅう-go ri mu chu u) Be in a fog, Totally at loss, Be in a maze
五倫(ごりん-go ri n) The five human relations, The five Confucian filial-piety relationships
五輪(ごりん-go ri n) Olympic Games, Olympics, Olympic rings
五輪の塔(ごりんのとう-go ri n no to u) Five-story pagoda
五月(さつき-sa tsu ki) ① Fifth month of the lunar calendar, ② Satsuki azalea
五月晴れ(さつきばれ-sa tsu ki ba re) ① Fine weather during the rainy season, ② Fine weather of May
五月雨(さみだれ-sa mi da re) Early summer rain, Rainy season of Japan, Baiu

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