五 Kanji – five
The Japanese kanji 五 can mean five.
Meaning and Readings
How is 五 read?
五 has the onyomi reading ゴ and the kunyomi readings いつ, いつつ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as go, itsu, itsutsu.
Common Japanese Words Using 五
These common Japanese words contain 五. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 五（ご） — five, 5
- 五つ（いつつ） — five
- 五感（ごかん） — the five senses
- 五十音（ごじゅうおん） — the Japanese syllabary
- 五十三次（ごじゅうさんつぎ） — fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
- 五体（ごたい） — the whole body
- 五分（ごぶ） — half, 50%
- 四捨五入（ししゃごにゅう） — rounding (off; a number), rounding half away from zero
- 七五三（しちごさん） — shichi-go-san, 7-5-3 day, festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15
- 十五（じゅうご） — fifteen, 15