五
- How to read in Japanese
- ゴ - go
- イツ - itsu
- いつつ - itsutsu
Lecture Video
“ five (五), five days (五日), five (五つ) ”
“ five (五), five days (五日), five (五つ) ”
Examples
五
go
five
五日
itsuka
five days
五つ
itsutsu
five
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ゴ | go | |
五感 | gokann | the five senses; sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch |
五色 | goshiki, goshoku (syoku) | five colors as blue, red, yellow, white, and black |
五十歩百歩 | gojippohyappo | (idiom derived from historical events) although different, almost the same |
五十音 | gojuuonn | (Japanese syllabary) the fifty sounds of a, ka, sa, ta, na, ha, ma, ya, ra, and wa with five characters each |
五里霧中 | gorimuchuu | (idiom derived from historical events) to not know the prospects of things or what to do with them |
五分五分 | gobugobu | there is almost no difference |
五輪 | gorinn | Olympics |
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五月 | satsuki | May of the lunar calendar |
五月雨 | samidare | A continuous rain falling around May of the lunar calendar, rainy season |
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