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