五 (itsu) Kanji Meaning: "Five" | Learn Kanji with Pictures

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Drawing: Five dots sit between the two bars, like five on a die.

五 means five

Five dots sit between the two bars, like five on a die.

On'yomi

  • ゴgo

Kun'yomi

  • いつitsu
  • いつ(つ)itsutsu

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Common words

  • 五ごfive; 5
  • 五日いつか5th day of the month
  • 五ついつつfive
  • 五十音ごじゅうおんthe Japanese syllabary

Through history

  1. Oracle bone script form of 五Oracle bone
  2. Bronze script form of 五Bronze
  3. Seal script form of 五Seal
  4. Today

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