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五
five
N5On: ごKun: いつ、い
Memory Aid
The kanji 五 originally represented the number five with five horizontal strokes, though it's now stylized into a more compact form.
'Go' — like 'Go' and count to five!
Vocabulary
五ごfive (number)
五ついつつfive (things)
五日いつかthe fifth day; five days
五月ごがつMay
五十ごじゅうfifty
Example Sentences
今、五時です。
It's five o'clock now.
りんごを五つください。
Please give me five apples.
今日は五日です。
Today is the fifth (day).
五月は私の誕生日です。
May is my birthday.