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 totalWinter Olympics
five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut)
last of the traditional set of five noh plays
the Five Highways (radiating from Edo)
fifth court rank
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
Amami pine (Pinus amamiana)
fifth force
the five pillars of Islam and six articles of faith
the six articles of faith and five pillars of Islam
May Fourth Movement (anti-imperialist student demonstration in Beijing on May 4, 1919)
to be among the top five
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
celebration held 50 days after the birth of a child
Paralympics
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
the Five Good Emperors (of the Roman Empire; Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius)
Summer Olympics