Kanji: 五 go five
JLPT N5: 5 / 100 | 4 Strokes
五
On: ゴ
Kun: いつ・つ
Meaning: five
Mnemonics: This is modern art. 五 is an artist’s impression of the number 5. [Well, it kind of looks like the number!]
Stroke Order:
Examples:
- 五 five
- 五月 May [the 5th month]
- 五ヶ月 five months [So far we have seen that adding a number between 1-12 with gatsu makes the month names. But here is how to say a duration of months: # + ka + getsu—notice it is “getsu” not “gatsu”]
十五まで数えます。
I can count to fifteen.
- 十五 15
- まで until; up to (fifteen)
- 数えます to count
