Meanings
five
Radicals
Decomposition
⿴二？
Etymology
Ideographic: Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Used in compound words
Standalone, with つ suffix
Words Using This Kanji
273 words totalfive strings
the five senses
fine weather during the rainy season
jubilee
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
Pentateuch
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
the whole body
the five sense organs
Boys' May Festival dolls
standard gojūon syllabary order (beginning with aiueo)
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
Shavuot
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black