4 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

five

Kun'yomi
  • five
  • five ②five years of age ③eight o'clock (old time system)
On'yomi
  • five
Nanori
  • five
  • さつ

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

97.5%
いついつ 2.2%
0.3%

Character Breakdown

five
ゴ いつ さ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

the five senses
the five planets (in ancient Chinese astronomy; Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury) ②five stars
Olympic Games ②Olympic rings
the five night watches
the five colors: green, yellow, red, white and black
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References

Unicode hex code 4E94
JIS X 0208 1-24-62
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 15
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 77
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3436
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 257
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 7
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 7
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 5
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 10
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 5
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 23
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 40
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 5
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 1.A
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 32
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 5
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a4.27
Four corner code 1010.7
De Roo Code 3173