漢字城 Kanji Fortress

五 five

On'yomi
ゴ
Kun'yomi
いつ、いつ-つ
Strokes
4
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): いつ-つ.

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
五 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Two 'two's crossed and squashed together, with one extra stroke wedged between them — that's four plus one, five.

A common word

  • 五月 ごがつ May

Example sentences

  • ごじにいえへかえります。

    I'll go home at five o'clock.

  • たまごをいつつかいました。

    I bought five eggs.

Kanji that share a part

二 is its radical. 15 kanji share it in all.