五 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 五 mean?
Five, The fifth. Kanji to represent the number 5 (five). One more number than four.
How to read 五?
Kunyomi... いつ/itsu,いつつ/itsutsu
Onyomi... ゴ/go
jinmeikun... i, izu, kazu, yuki,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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type | common-use kanji |
unicode | 4E94 五 (For HTML use) |
五 / related names
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- satsuki
- Katakana:
- サツキ
- Name:
- togoro
- Katakana:
- トウゴロウ
- Kanji:
- 十五郎
- Meaning:
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- 十Ten. Kanji character for the number 10 (ten). The next number after nine. A large number. A number of things. A shape in which lines intersect vertically and horizontally.
- 五Five, The fifth. Kanji to represent the number 5 (five). One more number than four.
- 郎Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
- Name:
- inaki
- Katakana:
- イナキ
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- iori
- Katakana:
- イオリ
- Kanji:
- 五百里
- Meaning:
-
- 五Five, The fifth. Kanji to represent the number 5 (five). One more number than four.
- 百Hundred. Kanji character for the number 100 (hundred). An example of a large number. A lot of things.
- 里Village. Countryside. Hometown. The family home of a wife or son-in-law. A pathway that runs vertically and horizontally. Paths. A unit of distance.
- Name:
- satsuki
- Katakana:
- サツキ
- Name:
- kogoro
- Katakana:
- コゴロウ
- Kanji:
- 小五郎
- Meaning:
-
- 小Small. Little. Small in number or quantity. Trivial. Insignificant. Unimportant. Young person. Underestimate the ability. To treat lightly. A word used to humble oneself.
- 五Five, The fifth. Kanji to represent the number 5 (five). One more number than four.
- 郎Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
- Name:
- fugo
- Katakana:
- フウゴ
- Name:
- shogo
- Katakana:
- ショウゴ
- Name:
- shugoro
- Katakana:
- シュウゴロウ
- Name:
- goichi
- Katakana:
- ゴイチ
- Name:
- shogo
- Katakana:
- ショウゴ
- Name:
- hyogoro
- Katakana:
- ヒョウゴロウ
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- itsuki
- Katakana:
- イツキ
- Name:
- sogoro
- Katakana:
- ソウゴロウ
- Kanji:
- 宗五郎
- Meaning:
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- 宗Doctrine. The teachings of God and Buddha. The beginning of things. The root. Ancestor. Head family. A place where ancestors are worshipped. A central figure. A person whom people respect.
- 五Five, The fifth. Kanji to represent the number 5 (five). One more number than four.
- 郎Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
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