Onyomi: ゴ · Kunyomi: いつ, いつ.つ · Meanings: five
Kanji for five
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The kanji 五 has its origins in ancient counting symbols. It was formed from a combination of horizontal lines representing numbers, later stylized into the shape we see today. In many cultures, the number five symbolizes the human experience — five fingers, five senses, five elements. It represents the natural order and the link between the body and the world. 五 stands for balance, awareness, and the human connection to life itself.
Layers of lines forming a steady count — 五 means five, the number of senses, balance, and human completeness.
Picture your five fingers stretching open — that’s 五, the number of life, touch, and perfect human balance.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 五 | ご | five, 5 | common JLPT-N5 Numeric |
| 五 | ウー | five | Numeric |
| 五つ | いつつ | five | common JLPT-N5 Numeric |
| 煩い | うるさい | noisy, loud | common JLPT-N1 JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| ５日 | いつか | 5th day of the month | common JLPT-N5 Noun |
| 五十音 | ごじゅうおん | the Japanese syllabary | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| ５月 | ごがつ | May | common Noun |
| ５０ | ごじゅう | fifty, 50 | common Numeric |
| 五輪 | ごりん | Olympic Games, Olympics | common Noun |
| 五分五分 | ごぶごぶ | as likely as not, fifty-fifty, even match, tie | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |